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Anticipating the present ten- 
dency of the American people 
toward a healthful method of living 
and enjoyment, Spalding's Athletic 
Library was established in 1892 for 
the purpose of encouraging ath- 
letics in every form, not only by 
publishing the official rules and 
records pertaining to the various 
pastimes, but also by instructing, 
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idea of Mr. A. G. Spalding, who 
was one of the first in America 
to publish a handbook devoted to 
athletic sports, Spalding's Official 
Base Ball Guide being the initial 
number, which was followed at intervals with other handbooks on the 
sports prominent in the '70s. 

Spalding's Athletic Library has had the advice and counsel of Mr, A. G. 
Spalding in all of its undertakings, and particularly in all books devoted 
to the national game. This applies especially to Spalding's Official 
Base Ball Guide and Spalding's Official Base Ball Record, both of which 
receive the personal attention of Mr. A. G. Spalding, owing to his early 
connection with the game as the leading pitcher of the champion Boston 
and Chicago teams of 1872-76. His interest does not stop, however, with 
matters pertaining to base ball; there is not a sport that Mr. Spalding 
does not make it his business to become familiar with, and that the 
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been consecutively compiled. 

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colleges and a few athletic clubs in the leading cities, which gave occa- 
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sport, and that in a professional way; basket ball had just been invented; 
athletics for the schoolboy — and schoolgirl— were almost unknown, and 
an advocate of class contests in athletics in the schools could not get a 
hearing. To-day we find the greatest body of athletes in the world is 
the Public Schools Athletic League of Greater New York, which has had 
an entry list at its annual games of over two thousand, and in whose 
"elementary series" in base ball last year 106 schools competed for the 
trophy emblematic of the championship. 

While Spalding's Athletic Library cannot claim that the rapid growth 
of athletics in this country is due to it solely, the fact cannot be denied 
that the books have had a great deal to do with its encouragement, by 
printing the official rules and instructions for playing the various games 
at a nominal price, within the reach of everyone, with the sole object 
that its series might be complete and the one place where a person 
could look with absolute certainty for the particular book in which he 
might be interested. 

In selecting the editors and writers for the various books, the lead- 
ing authority in his particular line has been obtained, with the result 
that no collection of books on athletic subjects can compare with 
Spalding's Athletic Library for the prominence of the various authors 
and their ability to present their subjects in a thorough and practical 
manner. 

A short sketch of a few of those who have edited some of the lead- 
ing numbers of Spalding's Athletic Library is given herewith : 



JAMES E. SULLIVAN 

President American Sports Publishing Com- 
pany; entered the publishing house of Frank 
Leslie in 1878, and has been connected continu- 
ously with the publishing business since then 
and also as athletic editor of various New 
York papers; was a competing athlete; one of 
the organizers of the Amateur Athletic Union 
of the United States; has been actively on its 
board of governors since its organization until 
the present time, and President for two suc- 
cessive terms; has attended every champion- 
ship meeting in America since 1879 and has officiated in some capacity in 
connection with American amateur championships track and field games 
for nearly twenty-five years; assistant American director Olympic Games, 
Paris, 1900; director Pan-American Exposition athletic department, 1901 ; 
chief department physical culture Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. 
Louis, 1904; secretary American Committee Olympic Games, at Athens, 
1906; honorary director of Athletics at Jamestown Exposition, 1907; secre- 
tary American Committee Olympic Games, at London, 1908; member of 
the Pastime A. C, New York: honorary member Missouri A. C, St. Louis; 
honorary member Olympic A. C, San Francisco; ex-president Pastime 
A. C, New Jersey A. C, Knickerbocker A. C; president Metropolitan 
Association of the A. A. U. for fifteen years; president Outdoor Recrea- 
tion League; with Dr, Luther H. Gulick organized the Public Schools 
Athletic League of New York, and is now chairman of its games commit- 
tee and member executive committee; was a pioneer in playground work 
and one of the organizers of the Outdoor Recreation League of New York ; 
appointed by President Roosevelt as special commissioner to the Olympic 
Games at Athens, 1906, and decorated by King George I. of the Hellenes 
(Greece) for his services in connection with the Olympic Games; ap- 
pointed special commissioner by President Roosevelt to the Olympic 
Games at London, 1908; appointed by Mayor McClellan, 1908, as member 
of the Board of Education of Greater New York. 




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WALTER CAMP 

For quarter of a century Mr. Walter Camp 
of Yale has occupied a leading position in col- 
lege athletics. It is immaterial what organiza- 
tion is suggested for college athletics, or for 
the betterment of conditions, insofar as college 
athletics is concerned, Mr. Camp has always 
played an important part in its conferences, 
and the great interest in and high plane of 
college sport to-day. are undoubtedly due more 
to Mr. Camp than to any other individual. Mr. 
Camp has probably written more on college 
athletics than any other writer and the leading papers and maga- 
zines of America are always anxious to secure his expert opinion on foot 
ball, track and field athletics, base ball and rowing. Mr. Camp has grown 
up with Yale athletics and is a part of Yale's remarkable athletic system. 
While he has been designated as the "Father of Foot Ball," it is a well 
known fact that during his college career Mr. Camp was regarded as one 
of the best players that ever represented Yale on the base ball field, so 
when we hear of Walter Camp as a foot ball expert we must also remem- 
ber his remarkable knowledge of the game of base ball, of which he is a 
great admirer. Mr. Camp has edited Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 
since it was first published, and also the Spalding Athletic Library book 
on How to Play Foot Ball. There is certainly no man in American college 
life better qualified to write for Spalding's Athletic Library than Mr. 
Camp. 



DR. LUTHER HALSEY GULICK 

The leading exponent of physical training 
in America; one who has worked hard to im- 
press the value of physical training in the 
schools; when physical training was combined 
with education at the St. Louis Exposition in 
1904 Dr. Gulick played an important part in 
that congress: he received several awards for 
his good work and had many honors conferred 
upon him; he is the author of a great many 
books on the subject; it was Dr. Gulick, who, 
acting on the suggestion of James E. Sullivan, 
organized the Public Schools Athletic League of Greater New York, and 
was its first Secretary; Dr. Gulick was also for several years Director of 
Physical Training in the public schools of Greater New York, resigning 
the position to assume the Presidency of the Playground Association of 
America. Dr. Gulick is an authority on all subjects pertaining to phys- 
ical training and the study of the child. 





JOHN B. FOSTER 

Successor to the late Henry Chadwick 
("Father of Base Ball") as editor of Spald- 
ing's Official Base Ball Guide; sporting editor 
of the New York Evening Telegram; has 
been in the newspaper business for many 
years and is recognized throughout America 
as a leading writer on the national game; a 
staunch supporter of organized base ball, 
his pen has always been used for the better- 
ment bf the game. 



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TIM MURNANE 

Base Ball editor of the Boston Globe and 
President of the New England League of 
Base Ball Clubs; one of the best known base 
ball men of the country; known from coast 
to coast; is a keen follower of the game and 
prominent in all its councils; nearly half a 
century ago was one of America's foremost 
players; knows the game thoroughly and 
writes from the point of view both of player 
and an official. 




HARRY PHILIP BURCHELL 

Sporting editor of the New York Times; 
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania; 
editor of Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis 
Annual; is an authority on the game; follows 
the movements of the players minutely and 
understands not only tennis but all other sub- 
jects that can be classed as athletics; no one 
is better qualified to edit this book than Mr. 
Burchell. 




GEORGE T. HEPBRON 

Former Young Men's Christian Association 
director; for many years an official of the 
Athletic League of Young Men's Christian 
Associations of North America ; was con- 
nected with Dr. Luthev H. Gulick in Young 
Men's Christian Association work for ove.' 
twelve years; became identified with basket 
ball when it was in its infancy and has fol- 
lowed it since, being recognized as the lead- 
ing exponent of the official rules; succeeded* 
Dr. Gulick as editor of the Official Basket Ball 

Guide and also editor of the Spalding Athletic Library book on How to 

Play Basket Ball. 



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JAMES S. MITGHEL 

Former champion weight thrower; holder 
of numerous records, and is the winner of 
more championships than any other individual 
in the history of sport ; Mr. Mitchel is a close 
student of athletics and well qualified to write 
upon any topic connected with athletic sport ; 
has been for years on the staff of the New 
York Sun. 



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MICHAEL C MURPHY 

The world's most famous athletic trainer; 
the champion athletes that he has developed 
for track and field sports, foot ball and base ball 
fields, would run into thousands: he became 
famous when at Yale University and has 
been particularly successful in developing' 
what might be termed championship teams: 
his rare good iudgment has placed him in an 
enviable position in the athletic world; now 
with the University of Pennsylvania ; dur- 
ing his career has trained only at two col- 
leges and one athletic club, Yale and the 
University of Pennsylvania and Detroit Athletic Club; his most recent 
triumph was that of training the famous American team of athletes 
that swept the field at the Olympic Games of 1908 at London. 





DR. C. WARD CRAMPTON 

Succeeded Dr, Gulick as director of physical 
training in the schools of Greater New York: 
as secretary of the Public Schools Athletic 
League is at the head of the most remarkable 
organization of its kind in the world; is a 
practical athlete and gymnast himself, and 
has been for years connected with the physi- 
cal training system in the schools of Greater 
New York, having had charge of the High 
School of Commerce. 




DR. GEORGE J. FISHER 

Has been connected with Y. M. C. A. work 
for many years as physical director at Cincin- 
nati and Brooklyn, where he made such a high 
reputation as organizer that he was chosen to 
succeed Dr. Luther H. Gulick as Secretary of 
the Athletic League of Y. M. C. A.'s of North 
America, when the latter resigned to take 
charge of the physical training in the Public 
Schools of Greater New York. 



DR. GEORGE ORTON 

On athletics, college athletics, particularly 
track and field, foot ball, soccer foot ball, and 
training of the youth, it would be hard to find 
one better qualified than Dr. Orton; has had 
the necessary athletic experience and the 
ability to impart that experience intelligently 
to the youth of the land; for years was the 
American, British and Canadian champion 
runner. 



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FREDERICK R. TOOMBS 

A well known authority on skating, rowing, 
boxing, racquets, and other athletic sports; 
was sporting editor of American Press Asso- 
ciation, New York; dramatic editor; is a law- 
yer and has served several terms as a member 
of Assembly of the Legislature of the State of 
New York; has written several novels and 
historical works. 



R. L. WELCH 

A resident of Chicago; the popularity ol' 
indoor base ball is chiefly due to his efforts; 
a player himself of no mean ability; a first- 
class organizer; he has followed the game of 
indoor base ball from its inception. 



DR. HENRY S. ANDERSON 

Has been connected with Yale University 
for years and is a recognized authority on 
gymnastics; is admitted to be one of the lead- 
ing authorities in America on gymnastic sub- 
jects; is the author of many books on physical 
training. 



CHARLES M. DANIELS 

Just the man to write an authoritative 
book on swimming; the fastest swimmer the 
world has ever known; member New York 
Athletic Club swimming team and an Olym- 
pic champion at Athens in 1906 and London, 
1908. In his book on Swimming, Champion 
Daniels describes just the methods one must 
use to become an expert swimmer. 



GUSTAVE BOJUS 

Mr. Bojus is most thoroughly qualified to 
write intelligently on all subjects pertaining 
to gymnastics and athletics; in his day one 
of America's most famous amateur athletes; 
has competed successfully in gymnastics and 
many other sports for the New York Turn 
Verein; for twenty years he has been prom- 
inent in teaching gymnastics and athletics; 
was responsible for the famous gymnastic 
championship teams of Columbia University; 
now with the Jersey City high scliools. 



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CHARLES JACOBUS 

Admitted to be the "Father of Roque;" 
one of America's most expert players, win- 
ning the Olympic Championship at St. Louis 
in 1904; an ardent supporter of the game 
and follows it minutely, and much of the 
success of roque is due to his untiring efforts; 
certainly there is no one better qualified to 
write on this subject than Mr. Jacobus. 



DR. E. B. WARMAN 

Well known as a physical training expert; 
was probably one of the first to enter the field 
and is the author of many books on the sub- 
ject; lectures extensively each year all over 
the country. 



W. J. CROMIE 

Now with the University of Pennsylvania; 
was formerly a Y. M. C. A. physical director; 
a keen student of all gymnastic matters; the 
author of many books on subjects pertaining 
to physical training. 



G. M. MARTIN 

By profession a physical director of the 
Young Men's Christian Association; a close 
student of all things gymnastic, and games 
for the classes in the gymnasium or clubs. 



PROF. SENAC 

A leader in the fencing world ; has main- 
tained a fencing school in New York for 
years and developed a great many cham- 
pions ; understands the science of fencing 
thoroughly and the benefits to be derived 
therefrom. 



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SPALDING OFFICIAL ANNUALS 

No. I Spalding's Official 

No. lA Spalding's Official 

No. 2 Spalding's Official 

No. 2A Spalding's Official 

No. 3 Spalding's Official 

No. 4 Spalding's Official 

No. 5 Spalding's Official 

No. 6 Spalding's Official 

No. 7 Spalding's Official 

No. 7A Spalding's Official 

No. 8 Spalding's Official 

No. 9 Spalding's Official 

No. lO Spalding's Official 

No. 12 Spalding's Official 

No. I2A Spalding's Official 



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Group i. Base Ball 

No.l Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide 
No. lA Official Base Ball Record. 
How to Play Base Ball. 
How to Bat. 
How to Run Bases. 
How to Pitch. 
How to Catch. 
How to Play First Base. 
How to Play Second Base. 
How to Play Third Base. 
How to Play Shortstop. 
How to Play the Outfield. 
How to Organize a Base Ball 
League. [Club. 

How to Organize a Base Ball 
How tc Manage a Base Ball 

Club. 
How toTrain a BaseBallTeam 
How to Captain a Base Ball 
HowtoUmpireaGame. [Team 
Technical Base Ball Terms. 
Ready Reckoner of Base Ball 
Percentages. 
BASE BALL AUXILIARIES 
No. 336 Minor League Base Ball Guide 
Official Book National League 

of Prof. Base Ball Clubs. 
Official Handbook National 
Playground Ball Assn 

Group II. Fool Ball 

No.2 Spalding' sOfficial Foot Ball Guide 
No. 334 Code of the Foot Ball Rules. 

How to Play Foot Ball. 

Spalding's Official Soccer Foot 
Ball Guide. 

How to Play Soccer. 

EngHsh Rugby. 



No. 202 
No. 223 
No. 232 
No. 230 
No. 229 
No. 225 
No. 226 
No. 227 
No. 228 
No. 224 



No. 
231. 



No. 219 



No. 338 
No. 340 



No. 324 
No. 2a 



No. 286 
No. 335 



Base Ball Guide 

Base Ball Record 

Foot BaM Guide 

Soccer Foot Ball Guide 

Cricket Guide 

Lawn Tennis Annual 

Golf Guide 

ice Hockey Guide 

Basket Ball Guide 

Women's Basket Ball Guide 

Lacrosse Guide 

Indoor Base Ball Guide 

Roller Polo Guide 

Athletic Almanac 

Athletic Rules 

FOOT BALL AUXILIARY 
No. 332 Spalding's Official Canadian 

Group III. ^°^* ^^" ^"'^^ CrIcKet 

No. 3 Spalding's Official Cricket Guide. 
No. 277 Cricket and How to Play It. 

Group IV. Lawn Tennis 

No. 4 Spalding's Official Lawn Ten- 
nis Annual. 
No. 157 How to Play Lawn Tennis. 
No. 279 Strokes and Science of Lawn 

Group V. ^^""^' Goll 

No. 5 Spalding's Official Golf Guide 
No. 276 How to Play Golf . 

Gr^up VI. Hochey 

No. 6 Spalding's Official Ice Hockey 

Guide. 
No. 304 How to Play Ice Hockey. 
No. 154 Field Hockey. 
[Lawn Hockey. 
No. 188 < Parlor Hockey. 

(.Garden Hockey. 
No. 180 Ring Hockey. 

HOCKEY AUXILIARY 
No. 256 Official Handbook Ontario 
Hockey Association. 

Group VII. Basket Ball 

No. 7 Spalding's Official Basket 

Ball Guide. 
No. 7a Spalding's Official Women's 

Basket Ball Guide. 
No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball. 
BASKET BALL AUXILIARY 
No. 323 Official Collegiate Basket Ball 

Handbook. 



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Group 

No. 8 
No. 201 

Group 

No. 9 

Group 

No. 10 

No. 129 
No. 199 

Group 

No, 248 
No. 138 
No. 271 

No. 194 

No. 13 
No. 167 
No. 170 
No. 14 
No. 207 
No. 188 
No. 189 
No. 341 

Group 

No. 12 

No. 12a 

No. 27 
No. 182 
No. 156 
No. 87 
No. 273 
No. 252 
No. 255 
No. 174 

No. 259 
No. 55 
No. 246 
No. 317 
No. 331 

ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES 
No. 339 Intercollegiate Official Hand- 
book. 
Y. M. C. A. Official Handbook. 
Public Schools Athletic 
League Official Handbook. 
No. 314 Public Schools Athletic 
League Official Handbook 
— Girls' Branch. 
Official Handbook New York 
Interscholastic Athletic 
Association. 



VIII. lacrosse 

Spalding's Official Lacrosse 

Guide. 
How to Piay Lacrosse. 

IX. Indoor Base Ball 

Spalding's Official Indoor Base 
Ball Guide. 

X. Polo 

Spalding's Official Roller Polo 

Guide. 
Water Polo. 
Equestrian Polo. 

XI. Miscellaneous Games 

Archery. 

Croquet. 

Roque. 
(Racquets. 
< Squash- Racquets. 
(Court Tennis. 

Hand Ball. 

Quoits. 

Push Ball. 

Curling. 

Lawn Bowls. 

Lawn Games. 

Children's Games. 

How to Bowl. 

XII. Athletics 

Spalding's Official Athletic 

Almanac. 
Spalding's Official Athletic 

Rules. 
College Athletics. 
All Around Athletics. 
Athletes' Guide. 
Athletic Primer. 
Olympic GamesatAthens,1906 
How to Sprint. 
How to Run 100 Yards. 
Distance and Cross Country 

Running. [Thrower. 

How to Become a Weight 
Official Sporting Rules, [boys. 
Athletic Training for School- 
Marathon Running. 
Schoolyard Athletics. 



No. 302 
No. 313 



No. 308 



«^»"'"""- *cc»SLm» 

How to Swim. 

Speed Swimming. 

How to Row. 

How to Become a Skater. 

How to Train for Bicycling. 

Canoeing. 

Roller Skating Guide. 

Manly Sports 

( By Brack.) 

Boxing. 

Fencing. ( By Senac.) 

Wrestling. 

How to Wrestle. 

Ground Tumbling. 

Jiu Jitsu. 

How to Swing Indian Clubs. 

Dumb Bell Exercises. 

Indian Clubs and Dumb Bells. 

Medicine Ball Exercises. 

Pulley Weight Exercises. 

How to Punch the Bag. 

Tumbling for Amateurs. 

Professional Wrestling. 

Group XV. Gymnastics 

No. 104 Grading of Gymnastic Exer- 
cises. [Dumb Bell Drills. 

Graded Calisthenics and 

Barnjum Bar Bell Drill. 

Indoor and Outdoor Gym- 
nastic Games. 

How to Become a Gymnast. 

Fancy Dumb Bell and March- 
ing Drills. [Apparatus. 

Pyramid Building Without 

Exercises on the Parallel Bars. 

Pyramid Building with 
Wands, Chairs and Ladders 
GYMNASTIC AUXILIARY 
No. 333 Official Handbook I. C. A. A. 
Gymnasts of America. 

Group XVI. Physical culture 

No. 161 Ten Minutes' Exercise for 
Busy Men. [giene. 

Physical Education and Hy- 
Scientific Physical Training 

and Care of the Body. 
Physical Training Simplified. 
Hints on Health. 
285 Health Answers. 
Muscle Building. [ning. 

School Tactics and Maze Run- 
Tensing Exercises, [nasties. 
Health by Muscular Gym- 
Indigestion Treated by Gym- 
Get Well: Keep Well, [nasties. 
Twenty-Minute Exercises. 
Physical Training for the 
School and Class Room. 



No. 177 
No. 296 
No. 128 
No. 209 
No. 178 
No. 23 
No. 282 

Group XIV. 

No. 18 Fencing. 

No. 162 

No. 165 

No. 140 

No. 236 

No. 102 

No. 233 

No. 166 

No. 200 

No. 143 

No. 262 

No. 29 

No. 191 

No. 289 

No. 326 



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No. 254 
No. 158 

No. 124 
No. 287 

No. 327 
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No. 261 
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Base Ball Guide. 

The leading: Base Ball 
I annual of the country, and 
the official authority of 
the grame. Contains the 
[official playing rules, with 
an explanatory index of the 
rules compiled by Mr. A. G. 
J Spalding; pictures of all 
the teams in the National, 
American and minor leagues ; re- 
views of the season; college Base Ball, 
and a great deal of interesting in- 
formation. Price 10 cents. 

No, 202— HoTT to Play Baae 

Edited by Tim Mumane. New and 
revised edition. Illustrated with pic- 
tures showing how all the various 
curves and drops are thrown and por- 
traitsof leading players. Price 10 cents. 
No. 223— HoiT to Bat. ^ 

There is no better way of becoming 
a prolicient batter than by reading this 
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Numerous illustrations. Price 10 cents. 
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This book gives clear and concise 
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ner; tells when to run and when not to 
do so; how and when to slide; team 
work on the bases; in fact, every point 
of the game is thoroughly explained. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 
No. 230— How to Pitch. 

A new, up-to-date book. Its contents 
»re the practical teaching of men who 
have reached the top as pitchers, and 
who know how to impart a knowledge 
of their art. All the big leagues' 
pitchers are shown. Price 10 cents. 
Ko. 229— How to Catch. 

Every boy who has hopes of being a 
clever catcher should read how well- 
known players cover their position. 
Pictures of all the noted catchers in 
the big leagues. Price 10 cents. 

JU>. 225— How to Play First 

9 Base. 

Illustrated with pictures of all the 
prominent first basemen. Price lOcents. 
No. 22C— How to Play Second 
Base. 

The ideas of the best second basemen 
have been incorporated in this book for 
the especial benefit of boys who want 
to know the fine points of play at this 
Iioint of the diamond. Price 10 cents. 
No. 227— How to Play Third 
Bane. 

Third base is. in some respects, the 
most important of the infield. All the 
points explained. Price 10 cents. 
No. 22S— How to Play Short- 
stop. 

Shortstop is one of the hardest posi- 
tions on the infield to fill, and quick 
thought and quick action are necessary 
for a player who expects to make good 
as a shortstop. Illus. Price 10 cents. 

No. 224— How to Play the 
Outfleld. 

An invaluable guide for the out- 
fielder. Price 10 cents. 

No. 231— How to Coach; How 
to Captain a Team; How 
to Manaee a Team; How 
to Umpire; How to Or- 
irauize A LeaKoe; Tech- 
nical Terms of Base Ball. 
lA maXuI ffutde. Price 10 c«nta. 



No 210— Ready Reckoner o( 
Base Ball Percentages. 

To supply a demand for a book which 
would show the percentage of clubs 
without recourse to the irduous work of 
figuring.the publisherf had these tables 
compiled by an expert Price 10 cents. 

BASE BALI. AUXILIARIES. 
No. lA — Spaldiner's Official 
Base Ball Record. 

Something new in Base Ball. Con- 
tains records of all kinds from the be 
ginning of the National League and 
official averages of all professional or- 
granizations for past season. 10 cents. 



The minors' own guide. Edited by 
President T. H. Murnane, of the New 
England League. Price 10 cents. 
No. 32U— Official Handbook 
«t the Aational Leu«:ue 
of Professional Base Ball 
Clubs. 
Contains the Constitution, By-Laws. 
Official Rules, Averages, and schedule 
of the National League for the current 
year, together with list of club officers 
and reports of the annual meetings of 
the League. Price 10 cents. 

No. .321— Official Handbook 
National Playgrround Ball 
Association. 

This game is specially adapted for 
playgrounds, parks, etc., is spreading 
rapidly. The book contains a descrip- 
tion of the game, rules and officers. 
Price 10 cents. 



Group n. Foot Ball 



-Spaldiiic:': 



Official 




Ball Gnide. 

Edited by Walter Camp. 
Contains the new rules, 
with diagram of field: All- 
America teams as selected 
by the leading authorities; 
reviews of the game from 
various sections of the 



No. 3.')4— Code of the Foot 
Ball Rnles. 

This book is meant for the use of 
Officials, to help them to refresh their 
memories before a game and to afford 
them a quick means of ascertaining a 
point during a game. It also giv 
ready means of finding a rule in the 
Official Rule Book, and is of great help 
to a player in studying the Rules. 
Compiled by C.W. Shoct, Harvard. 1908. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 324— How to Ploy Foot 
Ball. 

Edited by Walter Camp, of Yale. 
Everything that a beginner wants to 
know and many points that an expert 
will be glad to learn. Snapshots of 
leading teams and players in action, 
with comments by Walter Camp. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 2A— Spaldlner's Official 
Association Soccer Foot 
Ball Guide. 

A complete and up-to-' 
date guide to the ■Soccer 
game in the United States, 
containing instructions for 
playing tHfe game, official 
rules, and interesting] 
news from all parts of the{ 
country. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 280-How to Play Soc- 
cer, -te 

Mow each position should be played, 
written by the best player in England 
in his respective position, and illus- 
trated with full-page photographs of 
players in action. Price 10 cents. 

FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES. 
No. 33g- Spaldlne's Official 
Canadian Foot Ball 

Guide. 

The official book of the same in Can- 
ada. Price 10 cents. 

Group III. Cricket 

No. :t— SpaldlnK'a Official 



The most complete year 
book of the game thathas 
ever been published in 
America. Reports of 
special matches, official 
rules and pictures of all 
the leading teams. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 277— Cricket; and How 
to Play it. 

By Prince Ranjitsinhji. The gam» 
described concisely and illustrated with 
full-page pictures posed especially for 
this book. Price 10 cents. 




Group IV» 



Lawn 
Tennis 





Annual. 

Contents include reports 
of all important tourna- 
ments; official ranking 
from 1885 to date; laws of 
lawn tennis: instructions 
for handicapping; deciv 
sions on doubtful points; 
management of touma- 
. ments: directory of clubs; 

lay iiig out and keeping a court. Illusi 

trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 157-How to Play Lawn 
Tennis. 

A complete description of lawn ten- 
nis; a lesson for beginners and direc- 
tions telling how to make the most im- 
portant strokes. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 270— Strokes and Science 
of Ln^vn Tennis. 

By P. A. Vaile, a leading authority 
on the game in Great Britain. Every 
stroke in the game is accurately illus- 
trated and analyzed by the author. 
Price 10 cents. 



Group V. 



Golf 

Official 



No. n-Spaldinff's 
Golf Guide. 

Contains records of all 
important tournaments, 
articles on the game in 
various sections of the 
country, pictures of prom- 
inent players, official play- 
ing rules and general 
items of interest. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 270— How to Play Golf, 

By James Braid and Harry Vardon. 
the world's two greatest players tell 
how they play the game, with numer 
ous full-page pictures of them takea 
on the links. Price 10 CCfitik 




SPALDING ATHimC LIBRARY 




Group VI. ^ Hockey 

No. ^«»SpaltIiiiig:'s Official Ice 
Hockey Guide. 

The official year book of 
the game. Contains the 
official rules, pictures of 
leading teams and players, 
records, review 'of the 
season, reports from dif" 
ferent sections of the 
United States and Canada. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. .104— How to Play Ice 
Hockey. 

Coniains a description of the duties 
of each player. Illustrated. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 154— Flel.l Hockey. 

Prominent in the sports at Vassar. 
Smith. Wellesley. Bryn Mawrand other 
leading colleges. Price 10 cents. 

No. 1 H H .— Ij a TT n Hockey. 
Parlor Hockey, Garden 
HocUcy. 

Containing the rules for each fame. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. ISO— Ring: Hockey. 

A new game for the gymnasium. 
Exciting as basket ball. Price 10 cents. 

HOCKEY AtAIi.IARY. 

No. :io<i— OHIcinI Handbook 
of the Ontario Hockey 
Aasociation. 

Contains the official rules of the 
Association, constitution, rules of coin- 
petition, list of officers, and pictures of 
leading players. Price 10 cents. 



Group VII. 



Basket 
Ball 




Group vm. Bowling 

No. S— Snaldins's Official 
Bowline Guide. 

The contents include: 
diagrams of effective de- 
liveries; hints to begin- 
ners- how to score: official 
rules; spares, how they 
are made: rules for cocked 
hat, quintet, cocked hat 
and feather, battle game, 
etc. Price 10 cents. 



Indoor 
Base Ball 




Group IX. 



No. 9— SpaldlnB's OHIc 
door Banc Kail Gn 

America's national game 
is now vieing with other 
indoor games as a winter 
pastime. This book con- 
tains the playing rules, 
pictures of leading teams, 
and interesting articles on 
the game by leading au- 
thorities on the subject. 
Price 10 cents. 




No. 7— Spaldine'a Olticiul 
Banket Ball Guide. 

Edited by George T. 
Hcpbron. Contains the 
revised official rules, de- 
cisions on disputed points, 
records of prominent 
teams, reports on the game 
from various parts of the 
country. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 

No. lOS— How to Play Basket 
Ball. 

By G. T. Hepbron, editor of the 
Official Basket Ball Guide. Illustrated 
with scenes of action. Price 10 cents. 

No. 31S- Official Basket Ball 
Guide lor Women. 

Edited by Miss Senda Berenson, of 
Smith College. Contains the official 
playing rules and special articles on 
the game by prominent authorities. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

BASKET BALL AUXILIARY. 
No. 323— CoIleKlute Basket 
Ball Hondhook. 

The official publication of the Colle- 
eiate Basket Ball Association. Con- 
tains the official rules, records. All- 
America selections, reviews, and pic- 
tures. Edited by H. A. Fibber, of 
OlaabU. Price 10 cento. 



Group X. 

No. 10— Spalding's 
Official Roller 
I'olo Guide. 

Edited by J. C. Morse. 
A full description of the 
game; official rules, re- 
cords; pictures of promi- 
nent players. Price IC cents 

No. 120— Water Polo. 

The contents of this book treat of 
every detail, the individual work of the 
players, the practice of the team, how 
to throw the ball, with illustrations and 
many valuable hints. Price 10 cents. 
\o. li)!>— Eqncxtrian Polo. 

Compiled by H. L. Fitzpatrick of the 
New York Sun. Illustrated with por- 
traits of leading players, and contains 
most useful information for polo play- 
ers. Price 10 cents. 

„_ Miscellane- 
GroupXI. ous Games 

No. 201— Lacrosse. 

Every position is thoroughly ex- 
plained in a most simple and concise 
manner, rendering it the best manual 
of the game ever published. Illus- 
trated with numerous snapshots of im- 
portant plays. Price 10 cents. 
No. 322— Official Handbook 
V. S. Inter-Colleslate La- 
crosse League. 
Contains the constitution, by-laws, 
playing rules, list of officers and records 
of the association. Price 10 cents. 
No. 271— Spalding's Official 
Ronue Guide. 
The official publication of the Na- 
tional Roque Association of America. 
Contains a description of the courts 
and their construction, diagrams, illus- 
trations, rules and valuable informa- 
tion. Price 10 cents. 
No. 138— Spalding's Official 
Croquet Guide 
Contains directions for playing, dia- 
grams of important strokes, description 
of grounds, instructions for the begin- 
ner, terms used in the game, and the 
official playing rvl?8. Price JO cept?. 



No. 248— Archery. 

A new and up-to-date book oh this 
fascinating pastime. The several 
varieties of archery; instructions for 
shooting; how to select implements: 
how to score; and a great deal of inter- 
esting information. Illustrated. Price 
to cents. 

No. 194— Kacqneta, Sqnash- 
Racqaets and Court Ten- 
nis. 

How to play each game is thoroughly 
explained, and all the difficult strokes 
shown by special photographs taken 
especially for this book. Contains the 
official rules for each game. Price 10 
cents. 
No. 167— dnoits. 

Contains a description of the plays 
used by experts and the official rules. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 17U— Push Ball. 

This book contains the official rules 
and a sketch of the game; illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. i:t— How to Play Hand 
Ball. 

By the world's champion, Michael 
Egan. Every play is thoroughly ex- 
plained by text and diagram. IlLus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 
No. 14— CorlluK. 

A short history of this famous Scot- 
tish pastime, with instructions for 
play, rules of the game, definitions of 
terms and diagrams of different shots. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 207— Bowline on the 
Green; or. Lawn Bowls. 

How to construct a green; how to 
play the game, and the official rules 
of the Scottish Bowling Association. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 
No. 189— Children's Oam«a. 

These games are intended for use at 
recesses, and all but the team games 
have been adapted to large classes. 
Suitable for children from three to 
eightyears, and include a great variety. 
Price 10 cents. 
No. ISS— Lawn Games. 

Lawn Hockey. Garden Hockey, Hand 
Tennis, Tether Tennis; also Volley 
Ball, Parlor Hockey. Badminton. Bas- 
ket GoaL Price 10 cents. 

Group xn. Athletics 

No. 12— Spalding's Official 
Athletic Almanac. 

Compiled by J. E. Sulli- 
van, Presidentof the Ama- 
teur Athletic Union. The 
only annual publication 
now issued that contains 
a complete list of amateur 
best-on-records; intercol- 
legiate, swimming, inter-! 
scholastic, English, Irish, Scotch. 
Swedish, Continental, South African. 
Australasian: numerous photos of in- 
dividual athletes and leading athletiQ 
teams. Price 10 cents. 

No. 27-College AthletlcfWr 

M. C. Murphy, the well-known ath- 
letic trainer, now with Pennsylvania, 
the author of this book, has written it 
especially for the schoolboy and college 
man, but it is invaluable for the athlete 
who wishes to excel in any branch of 
athletic sport: profusely illustnit^ 
Prije 10 cent*. 




SnUJ)IN6 AMinC UBRARf 



ffO. >182«AlI-Aroand Ath- 
letics. 

'*'C!ve» in full the method of scorinsr 
the All-Around Championship; how to 
train for the All-Around Champion- 
flhip. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

Mo. ISU— Athlete's Gnlde. 

Full instructions for the beginner, 
telling how to sprint, hurdle, jump and 
throw weights, general hints on train- 
ing; valuable advice to beginners and 
important A. A. U. rules and their ex- 
planations, while the pictures comprise 
many scenes of champions in action. 
Price 10 cents. 

Wo. 273— The Olympic Game* 
nt Athena. 

^A complete account of the Olympic 
Games of 1906, at Athens, the greatest 
International Athletic Contest ever 
lield. Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, 
Special United States Commissioner to 
the Olympic Games. Price 10 cents. 

Ilo. 8T-Athletlc Primer. 

Edited by J. E. Sullivan, President 
Af the Amateur Athletic Union. Tells 
haw to organize an athletic club, how 
to conduct an athletic meeting, and 
Sives rules for the government of ath- 
letic meetings; contents also include 
directions for laying out athletic 
CTounds. and a very instructive article 
«n training. Price 10 cents. 

fto. 262— How to Sprint. 

Every athlete who aspires to be a 
•printer can study this book to advan- 
tage. Price 10 cents. 

fro.''2SB— How to nnn loo 

Tarda. 

By J. W. Morton, the noted British 
champion. Many of Mr. Morton's 
methods of training are novel to 
American athletes, but his success is 
the best tribute to their worth. Illus- 
tnted. Price 10 cents. 

Ko. 174— DJatance nnd Croaa- 
Country Rnnnlnsr. 

"By George Orton, the famous Uni- 
versity of Pennsylvania runner. The 
quarter, half, mile, the longer dis- 
tances, and cross-country running and 
ateeplechasing, with instructions for 
training: pictures of leading athletes 
hi action, with comments by the editor. 
Prica 10 cents. 

Ko. 260— Welgrht Throwing. 

Probably no other man in the world 
bas had the varied and long experience 
of James S. Mitchel, the author, in the 
weight throwing department of ath- 
letics. The book gives valuable infor- 
mation not only for the novice, but for 
the expert as well. Price 10 cents. 

Ko. 24e-Athletlo Tralnlns 
tor Schoolboya. 

By Geo. W. Orton. Each event in the 
Intercollegiate programme is treated 
«f separately. Price 10 cents. 



to. J68— Official 
lolea. 



Sportluff 



18 rules not found in other 
puUieations for the government of 
many sports; rules for wrestling, 
•huffleboard. snowshoeing. profes- 
sional racing, pigeon shooting, dog 
facing, pistol and revolver shooting, 
JBrittsh water polo rules. Bugby foot 
aiP— '— PxiMlOCMlt*. 



ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES. 

No. 311— OfflclRl Handbook 
of the A.A.V. 

The A. A. U. is the governing body 
of athletes in the United States of 
America, and all games must be held 
under its rules, which are exclusively 
published in this handbook, and a copy 
should be in the hands of every athlete 
and every club officer in America. 
Also includes a very interesting article 
on "The Growth of American Ath- 
letics," and a short biography of each 
member of the Board of Governors. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 31U— Official Intercolle- 
sriate A.A.A.A. Handbook. 

Contains constitution, by-laws, and 
laws of athletics: records from 1876 to 
date. Price 10 cents. 

No. 308— Official Handbook 
New York Interschol- 
aHtlc Athletic Aasocia- 
tlon. 

Contains the Association's records, 
constitution and by-laws and other 
information. Price 10 cents. 

V.M.C.A. 

Contains the official rules governing 
all sports under the jurisdiction of the 
Y. M. C. A., official Y. M. C. A. scoring 
tables, pentathlon rules, pictures of 
leading Y. M. C. A athletes. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 313— Official Handbook 
of the Public Schoola 
Athletic Leng:ne. 

Edited by Dr. C. Ward Crampton, 
director of physical education in the 
Public SIchools of Greater New York. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 314— Official Handbook 
Girls' Branch of the 
Public Schoola Athletic 
Leati'ue. 

The official publication. Contains: 
constitution and by-laws, list of offi- 
cers, donors, founders, life and annual 
members, reports and illustrations. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 331— Schoolyard Ath- 
letics.. 

By J. E. Sullivan. President Amateur 
Athletic Union and member of Board 
of Education of Greater N ew York. An 
invaluable handbook for the teacher 
and the pupil. Gives a systematic 
plan for conducting school athletic con- 
tests and instructs how to prepare for 
the various events. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 317— Maratlion Hnnnlngr. 

A new and up-to-date book on this 
popular pastime. Contains pictures 
of the leading Marathon runners, 
methods of training, and best times 
made in various Marathon events. 
Price 10 cents. 

Group Xm. Athletic 
Accomplishments 

T*o. 177— How to Swim. 

Will interest the expert as well as 
the novice: the illustrations were made 
from photographs especially posed, 
showing the swimmer in clear water: 
a valuable feature is the series of 
"land drill " exercises for the besiimer. 
Pries 10 caottk 



Ko. 128— How to Row. >■ 

By E. J. Giannini, of the New York 
Athletic Club, one of America's most 
famous amateur oarsmen and cham- 
pions. Shows how to hold the oars, 
the finish of the stroke and other valu- 
able information. Price 10 cents. 
No. 2»tt— Speed SwimmlnK* 

By Champion C. M. Daniels of the 
New York Athletic Club team, holder 
of numerous American records, and the 
best swimmer in Arrterica qualified to 
write on the subject. Any boy should 
be able to increase his speed in the 
water after reading Champion Daniels' 
instructions on the subject Price 10 
cents. 
No. 23— Canoeing;. 

Paddling, sailing, cruising and rac- 
ing canoes and their uses: with hints 
on rig and management: the choice of 
a canoe: sailing canoes, racing regula- 
tions; canoeing and camping. Fully 
illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



Contains advice for begrinners; how 
to become a figure skater, showing'how 
to do all the different tricks of the best 
figure skaters. Pictures of prominent 
skaters and numerous diagrams. Price 
10 cents. 



Directions for becoming a fancy and 
trick roller skater, and rules for roller 
skating. Pictures of prominent trick 
skaters in action. Price 10 cents. 

No. 17.S— How to Train tor 
DIcycIlns. 

Gives methods of the best riders 
when training for long or short distance 
races; hints on training. Revised and 
up-to-date in every particular. Price 
10 cents. 



Group XIV. 



Manly 
Sports 



No. 140-Wreatltn8r. 

Catch-as-catch-can style. Seventy 
illustrations of the different holds, pho- 
tographed especially and so described 
that anybody can with little effort leam 
every one. Price 10 cents. 

No. IS— Fencing. 

By Dr. Edward Breck, of BoetoiK 
editor of The Swordsman, a promi-- 
nent amateur fencer. A book that has 
stood the test of time, and is universally 
acknowledged to be a standard work. 
Illustrated, Price 10 cents. 
No. 102— Bbzlnff Gnlde. 

Contains over 70 pagesof illustrations 
showing all the latest blows, ' posed 
especially for this book under the sut>er- 
vision of a well-known instructor of 
boxing, who makes a specialty of teach- 
ing and knows how to impart bis 
knowledge. Price 10 cents. 

No. 165— The Art of Fencln* 

By Regis and Louis Senac. of New 
York, famous instructors and leadihg 
authorities on the subject Gives in 



No. 236-How to Wrestle. 

The most complete and up-to-data 
book on wrestling ever published. 
Edited by F. R. Toombs, and devoted 
principally to special poses and iUustn^ 
tions by George Hackenschmidt (h* 



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No. '102— Groand TambllnBr. 

Any boy. by reading: this book and 
following: the instructions, can become 
proficient. Price 10 centa. 

tto. :t8i>— Tombllng; for Ama* 
tears. 

Specially compiled for amateurs by 
Dr. James T.Gwathmey. Every variety 
of the pastime explained by text and 
pictures, over ItK) different positions 
being shown. Price 10 cents. 

No. lUl— Hovr to Punch the 
Bne. 

The best treatise on hag punching: 
that has ever been printed. Every va- 
riety of blow used in training: is shown 
and e3(plained. with a chapter on fancy 
batr punching by a well-known theatri- 
cal bag puncher. Price 10 cents, 

No. 143— Indian Clnba and 
Damb-Bells. 

My America's amateur champion club 
swinger, J. H. Dougherty. It is clearly 
illustrated, by which any novice can 
become an expert. Price 10 cents. 

No. 200— Dumb-Bella. 

The best work on dumb-bells that 
has ever been offered. By Prof. G. 
Bojus. of New York. Contains 200 
phot08:Taphs. Should be in the hands 
of every teacher and pupil of physical 
culture, and is invaluable for home 
exercise. Price 10 cents. 

No. 202— Medicine Ball Ex- 
ercise*. 

A aeries of plain and practical exer- 
cises with the medicine ball, suitable 
for boys and girls, business and profes- 
sional men. in and out of gymnasium. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 29— Pulley Weight Exer> 

ciHca. 

By Dr. Henry S. Anderson, instructor 
in heavy g^nnnnastics Yale gymnasium. 
In conjunction with a chest machine 
anyone with this book can become 
perfectly develop^. Price 10 cents. 

No. 233— Jio Jltan. 

Each move thoroughly explained and 
illustrated with numerous full-page 
pictures of Messrs. A. Minami and K. 
Koyama, two of the most famous ex- 
ponents of the art of Jiu Jitsu, who 
posed especially for this book. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 160— How to StTlngr In- 
dian Cluba. 

By Prof. E. B. Warman. By follow- 
ing the directions carefully anyone can 
become an expert Price 10 cents. 

No. 32G— Profenslonal Wreat- 
linsr. 

A book devoted to the catch-as-catch- 
can style ; illustrated with half-tone 
pictures showing the different holds 
used by Frank Gotch. champion catch- 
•■-catdh-can wrestler of the world. 
Posed by Dr. Roller and Charies Postl. 
By Ed. W. Smith. Sporting Editor of 
the Chicago American. Price 10 cents. 



€roup XV. Gymnastics 

IfO. 104— The Grading: of 
Oymnaatic Exerciaea. 

By G. M. Martin. A book that should 
bain the hands of every physical direc- 

Cof the Y. M. C. A., school Club,«Ol- 
tatc PhcaiOc«ot* 



No. 214— Graded Caliathen- 
iCB and Dumb-Bell Drilla. 

For years it has been the custom in 
most gymnasiums of memorizing a set 
drill, which was never varied. Conse- 
quently the beginner was given the 
same kind and amount as the older 
member. With a view to giving uni- 
formity the present treatise is at- 
tempted. Price 10 cents. 

No. 254— Barnjum Bar Bell 
Drill. 

Edited by Dr. R. Tait McKenzie, 
Director Physical Training, University 
of Pennsylvania. Profusely illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. ISS— Indoor and Outdoor 
Gymnastic Games. 

A book that will prove valuable to in- 
door and outdoor gymnasiums, schools, 
outings and gatherings where there 
are a number to be amused. Price 10 
cents. ) 

No. 124— How to Become a 
Gymnast. 

By Robert Stoll, of the New York 
A. C., the American champion on the 
flying rings from 1885 to 1892. Any boy 
can easily become proficient with a 
little practice. Price 10 cents. 

No. 287— Fancy Dumb Bell 
and Marcliine DrilLs. 

All concede that games and recreative 
exercises during the adolescent period 
are preferable tosetdrillsand monoton- 
ous movements. These drills, while de- 
sig:ned primarily for boys, can be used 
successfully with girls and men and 
women. Profusely illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 327- Pyramid Building: 
Without Apparatus. 

By W. J. Cromie, Instructor of 
Gymnastics. University of Pennsyl- 
vania. With illustrations showing 
many different combinations. This 
book should be in the hands of all gym- 
nasium instructors. Price 10 Cents. ■ 

No. 32K— Exercises on the 
Parallel Bars. 

By W. J. Cromie. Every gymnast 
should procure a copy of this book. 
Illustrated with cuts showing many 
novel exercises. Price 10 cents. 

No. 32!)— Pyramid Building: 
witli Chairs, W^ands and 
Ladders. 

By W. J. Cromie. Illustrated with 
half-tone photopraphs showing many 
interesting combinations. Price 10 
cents. 

GYMNASTIC AUXILIARY. 
No. 333— Official Handbook 
Inter-ColleKiate Associa- 
tion Amateur Gymnasts 
of America. 
Edited by P. R. Carpenter. Physical 
Director Amherst College. Contains 
pictures of leading teams and individual 
champions, official rules governing con- 
tests, records. Price 10 cents. 

Group XVI. cuUure 

N.o. IQl— Ten Minntes' Exer- 
cise for Busy Men. 

By Dr. Luther Halse/ Gulick. Direc- 
tor of Physical Trainmg in the New 
York Public Schools. A concise and 
Mmplete coursa of physical education. 



No. 208— Physical Education 
and Hygiene. 

This is the fifth of the Physical 
Training series, by Prof. E. B. Warman 
(see Nos. 142. 149. 166. 185. 213, 261, 290.) 
Price 10 cents. 
N0.14U— The Careof the Body. 

A book that all who value health 
should read and follow its instructions. 
By Prof. E. B. Warman, the well-known 
lecturer and authority on physical cul- 
ture. Price 10 cents. 

No. 142— Physical Training 
Simplifled. 

By Prof. E. B. Warman. A complete, 
thorough and practical book where the 
whole man is considered— brain and 
body. Price 10 cents. 
No. IS.*;- Health Hints. 

By Prof. E. B. Warman. Health in- 
fluenced by insulation: health influ- 
enced by underwear; health influenced 
by color: exercise. Price 10 cents. 
No. 213—285 Health Answers. 

By Prof. E. B. Warman. Contents: 
ventilating a bedroom; ventilating a 
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GROUP XI.. No. 138 



CROQUET 

AND ITS RULES 

THOROUGHLY REVISED. WITH 

ILLUSTRATIONS AND 

EXPLANATIONS 



CHARLES JACOBUS 
EDITOR 



PUBLISHED BY THE 

AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY 
21 WARREN STREET. NEW YORK 



Copyright, 1910 

BY 

American Sports Publishing CoMP4ifY 
New York 



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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE PUBLISHERS 



The rules published and circulated hitherto by the Americai 
Sports Publishing Company in the interests of Croquet have 
never had any particular attention since the game of Roque has 
come into such prominence and made such rapid strides for a 
distinct place in the catalogue of outdoor pastimes. The "Na- 
tional Croquet Association," with its membership of clubs, place 
of annual meeting, rules, etc., etc. — all without modification — 
merged into the National Roque Association, and has since been 
known as such. Croquet was thus left in the lurch. There was 
no one authorized to look after it and while in various places 
there were distinct sets of rules, there was really lack of uni- 
formity and no tendency to concentrate forces for securing it. 

It will be the object of this brochure to place the game of 
Crrquet where it belongs, with clearer rulings and more dis- 
tinctive treatment. It is, emphatically, a lawn game and the 
parent game of Roque, which is an evolution therefrom. The 
equipment and the phraseology of the rules are therefore closely 
related and some rules in each may have precisely the same 
language. Still there are marked distinctions between the two 
games, so that each has a field of its own. 



PLAN OF CROQUET COURT. 

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CROQUET AND ITS RULES 



Croquet is a comparatively modern game. It has not the 
weight of years on its side to increase love and regard for it. 

The name seems to indicate France as its origin, and it is said 
to have been brought from there to Ireland, thence to England. 

Public match games were played in England as long ago as 
1867. As a lawn game it became exceedingly popular, and the 
formation of the "All England Croquet Club" was succeeded by 
several annual contests for championship at Wimbledon. 

It has been even growing in favor of late years in England, 
judging from the formation of clubs and the public contests in 
different parts of the country, schedules of, which are carefully 
published at the beginning of each season, thus eliciting a wide- 
spread and increasing interest in the game. 

LEADING FEATURES OF CROQUET. 

One of the strong points about Croquet is the ease with which 
the game can be established. Almost every home in village or 
country has some grass plot large enough and level enough for 
a goodly place to set out the game. One can readily see that 
no elaboration is needed. Mark the boundaries by a strong 
white cotton cord, drive the stakes and set the arches with some 
little regard for precision (See cut in front) and the ground is 
ready. The lawn should, of course, be closely shaven and rolled, 
and to prevent the grass from disappearing utterly in certain 
places where progress is most difficult and the wear consequently 
the greater, each setting out of the game may be in a different 
place. 

As a test for good temper, forbearance and fairness no other 
game, we believe, to be superior to Croquet. It is the little 
amenities of life that count largely in any system of play or 
business. These add a flavor and produce results along char- 



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acter lines. To win is sometimes the crowning ambition. But 
with it frequently goes a lack of modesty and an increasing 
regard for self that destroys the possibilities of development 
of finer things. It does not require the handling of immense 
sums of money or the entrance upon large business enterprises 
to find out the good qualities or the opposite of your associates. 
\ And we may be pardoned from our long experience in connec- 
j tion with Croquet (sometimes in closest competition for na- 
tional honors, more frequently, however, with the friendly tilt, 
keen and close, between rival experts) if we drop this word of 
caution to beginners. Let every movement be one of fairness 
and honor. Let your adherence to the rules be observed in all 
cases of even the greatest interest. Let not self-interest mount 
so high as to warp your judgment and let the little acts of 
comity and courtesy be sprinkled in between even the most 
difficult plays, so as to realize outside of and away from what 
any expertness may* bring, the richer fruits of pleasant, though 
rivaling, companionship. 

We have known characters vastly improve by courteous com- 
panionship and prevailing geniality on the Croquet ground. The 
old-fashioned wordy strifes and contentions, cherishing and con- 
tinuing ill feeling, are now unknown and aside from any bene- 
ficial physical advantages these features must also be regarded in 
taking stock of the benefits of Croquet. 

There is in the game of Croquet a great opportunity for dis- 
playing one's ability, judgment, nerve, coolness and boldness of 
play, A valuable discipline comes to the eye in connection with 
the movements of the hand. But the game of Croquet is peculiar. 
' In a game like base ball, or lawn tennis, mere quickness is 
sometimes the great desideratum. But the deliberation that can 
be manifested in Croquet has hardly a parallel in the entire 
round of athletic sports. 

GOOD INSTRUCTION NEEDED. 
At the very beginning there should be selected and secured, if 
possible, some good instructor and player combined (not every 



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good player is a good instructor) so that the tyro may start 
right. "Well begun is half done." The correct position, the 
proper methods or lines of play, the nw^t points of the rules ; 
all these should, if possible, be taught by some suitable person 
so that progress may be more rapid and results all along the 
line be more satisfactory. We would like to re-emphasize this 
point in the matter of instruction. It is absolutely essential. 
Every kindred game and every study in any branch of learning 
and science point to the necessity of excellent instruction at the 
very outset. 

POSITION IN STRIKING. 
Many different positions are assumed by wielders ot the mallet. 
The so-called "pendulum stroke," made with two hands — the 
mallet swinging vertically between the legs well outstretched — 
has grown in favor much the last few years. As one com- 
mences so he is apt to continue. There is much reason in 
using the pendulum stroke. It is philosophical and as near be- 
ing mathematically correct as possible. But its gracefulness is 
questioned, and ladies are practically debarred from its use. 
There is also a one-handed stroke — made vertically — sometimes 
between the legs and sometimes outside of both. But the stroke 
is made in each position with the eye of the player directly over 
and m line with the desired movement of the mallet. 

PRINCIPAL POINTS IN PLAYING. 

The common experience of our most expert players points to 
the following as the chief points of excellence in play that 
should be aimed at even in the beginning of one's participation 
in this pleasant mode of physical exercise : 

First. — Striking a ball so as to make it hit another, be the dis- 
tance great or small. This will be a matter of acquisition on the 
part of most people. We have known the poorest hitters to 
develop by patient practice and perseverance into great ones. 
No progress can be made in the game unless one can make one 
ball hit another. The eye must be accurate, but both the eye 



10 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

and the hand need to be trained. The same accuracy is needed 
in the making of arches from any distance. 

Second. — Ability to cause a ball to go a certain distance, just 
so far and no further, e. g. : 

(a) To make it take position near to another ball. 
. {b) To give it a position in front of its arch. 

(c) To wire it (if the danger ball) so that it can have no 
direct shot on a ball. 

(fl?) To put a ball beyond the open shot of a ball already wired. 

Third. — Ability to drive the object ball to any desired position 
To do this successfully requires the manifestation of the greatest 
skill. It wins games. To hit a ball full means driving it 
straight ahead, when force and fullness of stroke are desired, 
the former depending upon distance desired. Then, to make a 
ball pass to the right or to the left requires it to be struck in a 
certain way on account of angle or direction desired. 

Fourth. — Closely allied is the so-called ''Jump shot" (see last 
cut), i. e., making your own ball pass over another ball or 
over one or more arches, causing it to hit another, otherwise im- 
possible to be ''captured." 

THE WICKETS, OR ARCHES. 
For beginners narrow arches would destroy interest and dis- 
courage effort. At the start the arches should be at least 4 
inches, and these can be replaced by more difficult ones as expert- 
ness in play increases. The wire should be at least one half 
inch in thickness, and to secure firmness should be driven into 
the ground at least ten inches, leaving tops about ten inches 
high. If blocks should be used it would mean, of course, greater 
fixedness. If tops are square they can be driven more readily 
into the earth. If no blocks are used changes in setting out the 
game are easily made, as the lawn becomes worn in some places 
by excessive use. 

THE BALLS. 
The balls may be of wood, but those of hard rubber are the 
most satisfactory. Though costing much more at the outset. 




"WIRING," OR HIDING, NEXT BALL, "B" BEHIND ARCB 
(Dopp Kxr -isual stroke of mallet). 




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they are cheapest in the end. The ordinary game for Tom, Dick 
and Harry will find a well-made wooden ball to be in keeping 
with their expertness, and later on, as general play increases in 
excellence, a better ball can be secured. 



THE STAKES. 
The stakes may be of any hard wood, about one and one- 
quarter inches in diameter set at the middle of the court just 
outside of the playing line and projecting above the court only 
an inch and a half, so as to allow a ball to be shot from in front 
of it in any direction. 

THE MALLETS. 

Here is opportunity for the display of taste and expenditure 
as well. At the beginning the mallets found in our ordinary 
equipment will be found to answer all purposes. The price list, 
however, shows varying qualities of excellence, and the expert 
player will always have his own mallet, his favorite, as a billiard- 
ist has his own cue, and so he takes it with him and deems it a 
decidedly individual asset, very rarely lending his own, and as 
rarely using the mallet of another player. These mallets are 
of great variety as to length of handle, length of head, diameter, 
weight, kind of wood, metal bands for protection, etc, etc. 

One end should be equipped with soft rubber, as this feature 
allows certain well-known shots or strokes to be performed with 
ease, which otherwise would be quite impossible. 

COLORS. 
The rules are made with reference to the four colors, red. 
white, bine and black. The first three are easily kept in mind 
as to their order, as they are the order as used in speaking of 
our national colors— the "Red. White and Blue." H the balls 
have not at time of purchase these colors they can easily be kept 
in fine coloring with little labor and expense. This is so de- 
sirable that we give here minute directions for painting balls. 
First drive three 2-inch nails into each of four pieces of inch 



14 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

board, about four inches square, so that the projecting points 
will afford, when the blocks are upturned, a place to put the 
balls while being painted. Buy an ounce of Chinese vermillion, 
one ounce of ultramarine or Prussian blue, one ounce of lamp- 
black and four ounces of flake white, and one-half pint of ordi- 
nary shellac dissolved in alcohol. Take four old saucers, one for 
each color, and get four small varnish brushes. For white, red 
and black place a little of each color singly in a saucer and pour 
on it some of the shellac, mixing it with brush till it is thin 
and uniform ; then paint the balls on their supports and they will 
dry very quickly. For a fine blue color place in a saucer some 
blue powder and with it some of the flake white, as the blue 
itself would be far too dark if not tempered with white. A 
little experience will give one fine colorings. Only a little 
powder is needed each time. The brushes must be kept in 
alcohol or water when not in use. If rubber balls are used no 
black color need be obtained, as the ball is black already. 

THE CLIPS, OR MARKERS. 
These will come with the equipment but will need painting 
occasionally in accordance with Rule 5, i. e., painted on one side 
in full and on the other in half. The manner and rules for 
affixing are also given in Rule 5, 

THE COURT. 

Any level lawn with grass closely cropped, which has a length 
of sixty feet and a breadth of thirty, will answer for a Croquet 
court. A court even twenty-five feet by fifty has been known 
to furnish great chance for pleasure and exercise. The court 
may be large or small, according to desire or amount of space 
to be had, but a court with larger dimensions than these first 
mentioned is not advisable. 

The simplest form is the rectangular with a good strong cot- 
ton twine for boundary limitations fastened by four substantial 
corner staples (see Rule 40). With the rectangular form, on a 
court 30 X 60 feet, the arrangement of the arches or wickets and 



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Stakes may be as in the diagram opposite page 5. The size of 
court is optional. Each stake is set just outside the playing line 
half way between the end corners, the first arch eight feet from 
the boundary line and the second seven feet from the first — the 
side arches in line across the field with the second arch, and five 
feet nine inches from the boundary line. 

THE CENTER. 

The center arch may be single or double, and may be called 
also the cage or the basket. If double, the arches should be 
placed at right angles to all other arches and i8 inches apart, so 
that the ball in making the center arch will move in a direction 
across the field, instead of in the direction of its length, as with 
the others. 

The grounds, however, may be laid out in various ways. The 
Prospect Park (Brooklyn) Croquet Club, has a very peculiar 
form of court which any club, of course, is free to adopt. 

We have known grounds also to be elliptical in form. But 
while each club in many respects may be a law to itself, there 
is, nevertheless, much benefit to be derived from a uniform plan 
of doing things. 

In the placing of the arches there is also an opportunity for 
considerable variation. Our English cousins, who of late have 
given a great deal of attention to Croquet, place their arches 
widely different from the method employed in the United States, 
where uniformity generally prevails. This game is one in which 
we should much like to see an international uniformity, if pos- 
sible, as a basis for possible international competition for honors 
in this attractive outdoor pastime. 

[Note. The publishers are pleased to state that the English Rules 
have been constantly before our Supervising Editor, and wherever 
advantage could be gained in points or phraseology, he has felt free 
to make use of the same.] 



16 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBBABT. 



TERMS USED IN CROQUET. WITH THEIR 
DEFINITIONS 



Ball in hand. — A ball that has roqueted another ball. 

Ball in play. — -After a ball in hand has taken Croquet^ it is a ball 
in play. 

Bisque. — An extra stroke allowed at any time during a game. 

Bombard. — To drive one ball by Croquet so as to displace an- 
other. 

Boundary line. — The outside limits of the court. 

Carom. — A rebounding of a ball from stake, arch, or another ball. 

Combination. — The using of two or more balls to effect some 
particular play. 

Croquet. — To place one ball against another and play fr«m it 
or with it any way. This is imperative after a roquet. 

Danger ball. — ^That ball of the adversary which is to be played 
next — "the guilty ball." 

Dead ball. — A ball from which or upon which the player has 
taken his turn since making a point It is then dead to all 
direct shots till he makes another point, or has another turn 
or play. 

Direct shot. — When the ball struck with the mallet passes direct- 
ly to another ball, or makes carom thereon from a stake or 
an arch. 

Drive shot. — A shot made so as to send the object ball to some 
desired position. 

Finesse. — To play a ball where it will be of least use to adver- 
sary. 

Follow shot. — When the playing ball in taking Croquet is made 
to follow the object ball in nearly or quite the same direction. 

Foul strike. — A false one— one at variance with the rules. See 
Rules 7, II, i6, 20, 31, 33, 44. 



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Innocent ball. — The last played'ball of adversary. 

Jump shot. — Striking a ball so as to make it jump over any ob- 
stacle between it and the object aimed at. See illustration. 

Limits of the cage. — See Rule 53, and illustration opposite p. 30. 

Live ball. — A ball upon which the playing ball has a right to 
play. 

Object ball. — The ball at which the player aims. 

Odds. — Extra stroke or strokes allowed by superior players to 
equalize playing. (See Bisque.) 

Playing line. — Line real or imaginary 30 inches inside of boundary 
line on. which balls are placed for playing when they have 
passed beyond it or outside the boundary line. 

Run. — The making of a number of points in one turn of play. 

Scoring. — See Rule 6. 

Shot, or Stroke. — These have the same meaning. 

Split shot. — Any Croquet from a ball upon which a ball has 
counted. (See illustrations.) 

Set up. — A position of advantage secured by a player in the in- 
terests of his partner ball. 

IViring. — To wire a ball is to place it so that it will be behind a 
wire (or arch), thus preventing an open or direct shot. (See 
illustration facing p. lO. } 



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CROQUET RULES 



[Note.— The following rules are adapted to the playing of 
Loose Croquet.— A few notes will be found at the end after the 
rules.] 

INTERFERING WITH PLAYERS. 

RULE I. 
No player, or other person, shall be permitted to interfere 
with the result of a game by any word or act calculated to em- 
barrass the player, nor shall any one, except a partner, speak to 
a player while in the act of making a stroke. (See note to 
Rule I, p. 33.) 

ORDER OF COLORS. 

RULE 2. 
The order of colors shall be red, white, blue, black, but the 
game may be opened by playing any color. 

MALLETS. 

RULE 3. 
There shall be no restriction as to kind or size of mallet used. 
One or two hands may be used in striking. For different strokes 
mallets may be changed as often as desired. 

RULE 4. 

Should a ball, or mallet, or stake, or arch break in striking, 
the player may demand another stroke, with another ball or 
another mallet, and stake or arch properly placed. 

CLIPS OR MARKERS. 

RULE 5. 
Every player shall be provided with a clip or marker of the 
same color as his ball, painted in full on one side and on the 



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Other side only the upper half, which he must affix to his arch 
next in order in course of play, before the partner ball is played, 
with the full painted side- toward the front of the arch. Should he 
fail to do so his clip must be placed upon the arch upon which it 
was last placed and he must make the points again. Should he 
move his marker back of the point he is for, attention must be 
called to such error before the partner ball is played, otherwise 
it shall stand. Should a marker be moved beyond the proper 
point, it shall be replaced, provided attention is called to the 
error before the point upon which it rests is made. Should a 
player put a ball through its arch, he must move the correspond- 
ing clip to its proper arch before the next ball in order is played, 
otherwise the clip remains as before. No player shall lose any 
point or points by the misplacing of his clip by his adversary. 



OPENING OF GAME-SCORING. 

RULE 6. 
All games shall be opened by scoring from an imaginary line 
running through the middle wicket across the field, each player 
playing two balls of any color toward the boundary line at the 
head of the court. The player, the center of whose ball rests 
nearest this border line, shall have choice of first play and of 
balls, provided that, in scoring, the ball did not strike the 
boundary line, any other ball, or the stake. The balls shall 
then be placed on the four corners of the playing court ; partner 
balls diagonally opposite to each other, the playing ball and next 
in sequence to be placed on the upper corners, the choice of 
corners resting with the playing ball and all balls being in play. 

BALLS-HOW STRUCK. 

RULE 7. 
The ball must be struck with the face of the mallet, the stroke 
being delivered whenever touching the ball it moves it. Should 
a stake or wire intervene the stroke is not allowed unless the 



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ball is struck at the same time, and if the ball is moved, without 
being struck by the face of the mallet, it shall remain where it 
rests, and should a point or roquet be made, it shall not be al- 
lowed, except by the decision of the umpire as to the fairness of 
the shot. All balls thus moved by a false shot may be replaced 
or not at the option of the opponent, but no point or part of a 
point made shall be allowed. 

RULE 8. 
A ball roquets, or counts upon, another upon which it has a 
right to play when it comes in contact with it by a blow from 
the player's mallet, or rebounds from a wicket or a stake, also 
when it comes in contact with it when play is taken from another 
ball. 

RULE 9. 

When one ball thus roquets, or counts upon, another play 
must be taken from it. That ball is now dead. (See Rule 31.) 
After taking play from a ball and moving it, the player is en- 
titled to one more stroke. 

RULE 10. 
If a player in taking a Croquet from a ball, fails to move or 
shake it perceptibly such stroke ends his play, and his ball must 
be returned, or left where it stops, at the option of the opponent. 
He is not allowed to put his foot on playing ball. 

RULE II. 
When making a direct shot (i. e., roquet), the player must 
not push or follow the ball with his mallet; but when taking 
Croquet from a ball (two balls being in contact), he may follow 
his ball with the mallet; but must not strike it twice, give it a 
second impetus, or change the direction of the stroke. 

RULE 12. 
If a player strikes his ball before his opponent has finished 
his play, the stroke shall stand, or be made over, at the option 
of the opponent. (See also Rule 58.) 



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RULE 13. 
A player may lightly tap any ball on the top to jar the sand 
off, or to make it stay where it belongs, or may have any ad- 
hering substance removed before making his stroke. 

DIRECTION THROUGH WICKETS. 
RULE 14. 
In making all side or corner wickets the playing ball shall 
pass through them towards the center, not azvay from it. 

RULE 15. 

Should a ball rest against or near a wire, and the umpire, or 
other person agreed on, should decide that in order to pass 
through the arch, an unfair or push shot would have to be 
made, it shall not be allowed if made. 

(a) If a ball is in position or near any arch and the arch if 
hit by any ball in proper movements of play, and the ball is dis- 
placed the displacing of such ball and of any other balls mu4 
be accepted and any point or points made must stand. 

FOUL STROKE. 

RULE 16. 
Should a player in making a stroke move with his mallet or 
mallet hand any other than his object ball, it shall be a foul and 
his play ceases, and all balls moved shall be replaced as before 
the stroke, or remain where they rest, at the option of the op- 
ponent. 

RULE 17. 
If a dead ball (see Rule 31) in contact with another ball, 
moves on account of the inequality of the ground while playing 
the other ball away from it, the player does not lose his shot. 

(a) If a live ball is similarly situated and moves on account of 
the inequality of the ground when the ball in contact is played 
away from it. the playing ball shall not be regarded as having 
counted upon it. 



22 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

(b) If a ball, in proper course of play, rest against another 
ball, and in picking up the playing ball for the purpose of con- 
tinuing the play, the other ball moves on account of the inequal- 
ity of the ground, no attempt shall be made to replace it. [Note 
p. 33>^ 

RULE i8. 

A ball must not be touched while on the field, except when it 
is necessary to place it beside the ball that has been hit for the 
purpose of playing from it, or to replace it when it has been 
moved by accident — except by permission of the opponent, [Pick- 
ing up wrong ball, therefore (Rule 62), ends play.] (See also 
Rule 13.) 

RULE 19. 
A player after making roquet shall not stop his ball for the 
purpose of preventing its hitting another. Should he do so his 
play ceases and all balls shall be replaced as before the stroke, 
or remain, at the option of the opponent. 

RULE 19. 
A player, in each turn of play, is -at liberty to roquet any ball 
on the ground once only before making a point. 

RULE 20. 

Should a player Croquet a ball he has not roqueted, he loses 
his turn, and all balls moved by such plav must be replaced to 
the satisfaction of the umpire, or adversary. Should the mis- 
take not be discovered before the player has made another stroke, 
the play shall be valid, and the player continue his play. 

RULE 21. 
In taking Croquet from a ball, if player's ball strikes another, 
to which he is dead (see Rule 31), such stroke does not end his 
play, because it is not a direct shot. He is allowed to continue 
playing from the place where it stops. 



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RULE 22. 

If a player roquets two or more balls at the same stroke, only 
the first can be Croqueted, or used. 

MARKING OF POINTS. 

RULE 2Z. 
A point is an arch or a stake. Therefore a player makes a 
point in the game when his ball makes an arch or hits a stake 
m proper play. (For Rovers, see Rule 57.) 

RULE 24. 
If a player makes a point, and afterwards at the same stroke 
roquets a ball, he must take the point and use the ball, unless 
he is dead to such ball (see Rule 45), and such ball is beyond 
the playing line. In that case his play ceases. (See note to 
Rule 24, p. 33.) 

RULE 25. 

Should the playing ball in making an arch roquet another that 
lies just through the arch, even if a dead ball, and then pass 
through it, the arch counts as well as the roquet. (See note to 
Rule 25; see also Rule 33.) 

(a) If any ball not dead be resting under an arch and not 
through it. and the playing ball being for that arch strike it and 
then pass through, the arch is not allowed but the roquet counts. 

RULE 26. 
If a ball roquets or counts upon another, and afterwards at 
the same stroke makes a point, it must take the ball and reject 
the point. 

RULE 27. 

A player continues to play so long as he makes a point in the 
game, or roquets another ball to which he is in play. 

RULE 28. 
A ball making two or more points at the same stroke, has 
only the same privilege as if it made but one. 



24 SPAI-DINO'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY, 

RULE 29. 
Should a ball be driven through its arch, even by adversary 
or against the turning stake by any carom, combination. Croquet, 
or concussion by a stroke not foul, it is a point made by that 
ball, and clip should be changed. (See Rule 5; for Rovers see 
Rule 57.) 

JUMP SHOTS. 
RULE 30. 
Jump shots, on account of harm to the lawn, may be forbidden 
by local ground rules, or by mutual arrangement of players. 

PLAYING ON DEAD BALL. 

RULE 31 
A dead ball is one on which a player has no rights or one he 
has taken Croquet from in that turn of play. 

RULE Z2. 

If a player play by direct shot on a dead ball his play ceases 
and all balls displaced bj-- such shot shall either be replaced in 
their former position, and the player's ball placed against the 
dead ball on the side from which it came, or, all balls shall rest 
where they lie, at the option of the opponent. If driven off the 
field they must be properly placed. (See Rule 25; also latter 
part of Rule 24.) 

RULE 32>^ 

Any point or part of a point or ball stuck, after striking a 
dead ball is not allowed. It is a foul stroke. (See latter part 
of Rule 24; also Rule 25.) 

RULE 34. 
A player may drive another ball by roquet or Croquet, or his 
own ball by Croquet, against a dead ball and give it a point or 
position, or displace it, and the dead ball shall not be replaced, 
nor shall any other ball moved by the stroke be replaced. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 25 

BALLS MOVED OR INTERFERED WITH BY ACCIDENT 

OR DESIGN. 

RULE 35. 

A ball accidentally displaced, otherwise than as provided for 

in Rule i6, must be returned to its position before play can 

proceed. 

RULE z^. 

If a ball is stopped or diverted from its course by an opponent, 
the player may repeat the shot or not as he chooses. Should 
he decline to repeat the shot, the ball must remain where it 
tops, and, if playing ball, must play from there. 

RULE ^7. 
If a ball is stopped or diverted from its course by a player or 
his partner, the opponent may demand a repetition of the shot if 
he chooses. Should he decline to do so, the ball must remain 
where it stops, and, if playing ball, must play from there. 

RULE 38. 
If a ball is stopped or diverted from its course by any object 
inside the ground, not pertaining to the game or ground, other 
than provided for in Rules 36 and 2»7, the shot may be repeated, 
or allowed to remain, at the option of the player. If not re- 
peated, the ball must remain where it stops, and, if playing ball, 
play from there. 

BALLS IN CONTACT. 

RULE 39. 
Should a p.ayer, on commencing his play, find his ball in con- 
tact with another, he may hit his own as he likes, and then have 
subsequent privileges, the same as though the balls were separ- 
ated an inch or more. 

RULES CONCERNING BOUNDARY. 
RULE 40. 

The boundary line is a strong cotton or other line extending 
around the field. The playing line is a line (imaginary or other- 



26 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LJBRART. 

wise) two and one-half feet inside the boundary. This may be 
marked or not by chalk or by a smaller cord wired closely to 
the ground, to allow a free stroke with the mallet. 

BALLS OVER BOUNDARY LINE. 

RULE 41. 

A ball shot beyond the playing line, or the boundary line, 
must be returned inside the playing line and in a direction at 
right angles to the side or end of court. It follows that a ball 
off the field at any point not on a right angle to the side of 
court or the end is placed on the corner. (See Rules 46, 47, 48.) 

(For full illustration see cut opposite p. 33.) 

RULE 42. 
A ball is in the field and properly placed when the whole ball 
is within the playing line. 

RULE 43. 
No play is allowed from beyond the playing line, except when 
a ball is placed in contact with another for the purpose of 
Croquet. 

RULE 44. 
If a player strikes his ball when over the playing line, he shall 
lose his stroke, and all balls (displaced by shot) shall be re- 
placed or left where they stop at the option of the opponent. 

RULE 45. 
If a player hit a ball beyond the playing line by a direct shot, 
his play ceases, and the roqueted ball is placed on the playing 
line from the point where it lay before being thus hit. The 
playing ball is brought in from its resting place to its proper 
place on the playing line. But if a ball off the field is hit from 
a Croquet, the hit shall not be allowed, the balls to be re- 
placed properly in the field from where they rest, and the play 
shall not cease. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 27 

RULE 46. 
The first ball driven over the playing line and returnable at 
the corner must be placed at or within the corner of playing 
lines. 

RULE 47. 
If a ball, having been struck over the playing line, is return- 
able at the corner, another ball being on, or first entitled to, the 
corner, it shall be placed on that side of the corner ball on 
which it went off. 

RULE 48. 
If two balls, having been shot over the playing line, should ap- 
parently require the same position, they shall be placed on the 
line alongside of each other in the same order in which they 
were played off. 

BALL- WHEN THROUGH AN ARCH. 

RULE 49. 
A ball is through an arch when a straight edge, laid across 
the two wires on the side from which the ball came, does not 
touch the ball. 

BALLS-WHEN IN POSITION. 
RULE 50. 
If a ball has been placed under an arch, for the purpose of 
Croquet, it is not in position to run that arch. (See note, Rule 
50, on p. 33-) 

RULE SI. 
If a ball be driven under its arch from the wrong direction, 
and rests there, so that a straight edge laid against the wires 
on the side of the arch from which it came, fails to touch it, it 
is in position to run that arch in the right direction. If the 
straight edge touch the ball it cannot make the arch at the 
next stroke. 

RULE 52. 

If a ball, shot through its arch in the right direction, not hav- 
ing come in contact with another bill, rolls back through or 



28 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

under that arch, so that a straight edge applied as in Rule 49 
touches it, the point is not made, but the ball is in position if 
left there. 

HITTING BALL WHILE MAKING WICKET. 

RULE 53. 
The cage wicket may be made in one, two or many turns, pro- 
vided the ball stops within the limits of the cage. (See Ex- 
planation of Terms, and cut opposite p. 30.) 

RULE 54. 
Any playing ball within, or under a wicket, becomes dead to 
advancement through the wicket from that position, if it comes 
in contact with any other ball by a direct shot, (See Rule 25; 
also note to Rule 54 on p, 34,) 

ROVERS. 

RULE 55. 
A player becomes a rover when he has made all the points in 
regular order to the home stake. 

RULE 56. 
A rover has the right of roquet and consequent Croquet on 
every other ball once during each turn of play, and is subject to 
roquet and Croquet by any ball in play, but an opponent cannot 
put a rover out. 

RULE 57. 
Only a partner rover can put a rover out, and if one makes 
the other to hit the stake and then itself fails to hit, neither is 
out. A rover having been driven against the stake and over the 
boundary or playing line, must be properly placed to await the 
hitting of the stake by its partner. It cannot be moved from 
this proper placement to allow the partner ball to hit the stake. 
They must go out in successive strokes or both remain in play, 
(a) If a player become a rover by the stroke that causes a 
partner ball to become a rover, and possibly to hit the stake, the 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. M 

partner may be regarded as out, provided the player desires to 
try the stake on the next stroke. If not, he may make any 
proper plays necessary to finish the game, as he is now alive on 
all balls. 

PLAYING OUT OF TURN, OR WRONG BALL. 

RULE 58. 
If a player plays out of his proper turn, or in his proper turn 
plays the wrong ball, and the mistake is discovered before the 
next player has commenced his play, all benefit from any point 
or points made is lost, and his turn of play is forfeited. All 
balls moved by the misplay must be returned to their former 
position by the umpire or adversary. But if the mistake is not 
discovered until after the next player has made his first stroke, 
the error must stand. (See Rule 12.) 

POINTS RE-MADE. 
RULE 59- 
If a player makes a point he has already made in that turn 
and the mistake is discovered before the proper point is made, 
the play ceases, with the shot by which the point was re-made, 
and the marker is placed at its proper point. All balls shall be 
left in the position they had at the time the point was re-made. 
If not discovered before the proper point is made, the points so 
made are good, and play proceeds the same as if no error had 
been made. (See also Rule 5.) 

ERROR IN ORDER OF PLAY. 

RULE 60. 
If an error in order is discovered after a player has struck his 
ball, he shall be allowed to finish his play, provided he is playing 
in the regular sequence of his partner's ball last played. In that 
case the error would belong to the previous player, but his play 
and any points made must stand. In case of dispute upon any 
point at any time, it shall be decided by the umpire; if there is 



30 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

no umpire, by lot. No recourse shall be had to lot unless each 
party expresses the belief that the other is wrong. 

CHANGING SURFACE OF GROUND. 
RULE 6i. 
A player, before or during his play, may require either arches 
or grounds or anything pertaining thereto to be placed in proper 
condition. 

PENALTY-GENERAL RULE. 

RULE 62. 
If a rule is violated, a penalty for which has not been pro- 
vided, the player shall cease his play. 



CAGE LIMITS SHOWN, 





i 



A — Straight-edge does not 
touch Ball. Ball is without 
the cage limits. 
B — Straight - edge touches 
Ball. Ball is within the 
cage hmits. 




JUMP SHOT 
SHOWN. 




•P 



p 



0-- 



X 



H 



A, B, C, D I E, F, G, H 

The Boundary I The Playing 
Line, I Line. 

(1) A ball stopping at any 
point, as at 0, 0, , is placed 
as indicated just within the 
playing line. 

(2) A ball driven beyond the 
boundary line, as at P, P, P, 
is placed as indicated. 

(3) A ball resting at X,X,X. 
X,X, X, i« placed at the 
comer of playing lines, as in- 
dicated at X^-. 

(4) If {wo or three balls pass 
off, as indicated by X, Y, 2, 
they are placed as shown, bul 
in the order in which they 
went off. The ball passing off 
first is placed on comer. The 
others in order ; if at the right 
of projected diagonal C S, on 
side line; if at left, on end 
line as shown. 

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NOTES ON RULES 



33 



Note to Rule i.— A notice conspicuously posted comprising the 
substance of Rule i will be of much service to spectators in 
keeping them in line with the strictest proprieties. Ihe 
players should receive no benefit or harm from the conversa- 
tion of spectators, and no suggestion should ever be pre- 
sented by any spectator. 
Note to Rule i7.-It is evident that, if the court is perfect, 
playing away from another ball cannot possibly cause it to 
move. Hence the rule. 
Note to Rule i7b.-Suppose a (playing) ball to be in contact 
with a ball that is through its arch as a straightedge would 
show If playing ball be removed for further use, and the 
other ball comes back to a position that allows it to be 
touched by the straightedge from its playing side, such ball 
is not through the arch. 
Note to Rule 24.— This latter part needs thought and attention. 
If a ball, though it passes through its arch, hits a ball beyond 
the playing line play ceases because of Rule 45- 
Note to Rule 25.-While this is not mathematically correct, the 
rule is so made to avoid disputes and difficult measurements. 
Note to Rule 50.-T0 place a ball "under an arch" (i.e., for 
the purpose of taking Croquet from another ball) means 
that if the arch should be pushed into the ground perfectly 



34 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

vertically the arch would touch a segment of the ball. If the 
ball could not be touched it would not be under the arch. 
Note to Rule 54. — This rule was made esoecially for balls at the 
center wicket, but is also applicable at single wickets. To 
illustrate : The playing ball, in passing into the double cen- 
ter wicket through the first part of it, hits by direct shot 
another ball. The player cannot place his ball against it and 
pass on through the wicket by a Croquet, but must re-enter 
the wicket. If, however, the playing ball enters the first 
arch from a Croquet, or split shot, and hits and remains in 
contact with a live ball, if no space is gained by placing it, 
it can by roquet both go through itself and also put this 
other ball through. 



OFFICIAL RULES FO R ALL ATHLETIC SPORTS. 

The following list contains the Group and the Number of the book of 
Spalding's Athletic Library in which the rules wanted are contained. See 
front pages of book for complete list of Spalding's Athletic Library. 



Event. 



No. 



All-Round Athletic Cham- 
pionship 

A. A. U. Athletic Rules . . . 

A. A. U, Boxing Rules 

A. A. U. Gymnastic Rules. 
A. A. U. Water Polo Rules 
A. A. U. Wrestling Rules. . 

Archery 

Badminton 

Base Ball 

Indoor 

Basket Ball, Official 

Collegiate 

Women's 

Water 

Basket Goal 

Bat Ball 

Betting 

Bowling 

Boxing — A. A. U., Marquis 

of Queensbury, London 

Prize Ring 

Broadsword (mounted) . . 

Caledonian Games 

Canoeing 

Children's Games 

Court Tennis 

Cricket 

Croquet 

Curling 

Dog Racing 

Fencing 

Foot Ball 

Code of Rules 

Association (Soccer) . . . 

English Rugby 

Canadian 

Golf 

Golf-Croquet 

Hand Ball 

Hand Polo 

Hand Tennis 

Hitch and Kick 

Hockey 

Ice 

Field 

Garden 

Lawn 

Parlor 

Ring 

Ontario Hockey Ass'n 

Indoor Base Ball 

Intercollegiate A. A. A. A. . 

I.-C. Gymnastic Ass'n 

Lacrosse 

U. S. I.-C. Lacrosse League 



12 



162 
55 

55 

23 
189 
194 
3 
138 

14 

55 
165 
2 
334 
2a 

55 

332 

5 

188 

13 
188 
194 

55 
304 
6 
154 
188 
188 
188 

55 
256 
9 
307 
333 
201 
337 



Event. 



Lawn Bowls 

Lawn Games 

Lawn Tennis 

Obstacle Races 

Olympic Game Events — Mar- 
athon Race, Stone Throw- 
ing with Impetus, Spear 
Throwing, HellenicMethod 
of Throwing Discus, Dis- 
cus, Greek Sty le for Youths 

Pigeon Flying , 

Pin Ball 

Playground Ball 

Polo (Equestrian) 

Polo, Rugby , 

Polo. Water (A. A. U.) 

Potato Racing 

Professional Racing, Shef 
field Rules 

Public Schools Athletic 
League Athletic Rules. 
Girls' Branch; including 
Rules for School Games 

Push Ball 

Push Ball, Water 

Quoits 

Racquets 

Revolver Shooting 

Ring Hockey 

Roller Polo 

Roller Skating Rink 

Roque 

Rowing 

Sack Racing 

Shuffleboard 

Skating 

Skittles 

Snowshoeing 

Squash Racquets 

Swimming 

Tether Tennis 

Three- Legged Race 

Volley Ball 

Wall Scaling 

Walking 

Water Polo (American) 

Water Polo (English) 

Wicket Polo 

Wrestling 

Y. M. C. A. All-Round Test. 

Y. M. C. A. Athletic Rules. . 

Y. M. C. A. Hand Ball Rules. 

Y.M.C.A. Pentathlon Rules. 

Y.M.C. A. Volley Ball Rules. 



12 


55 


12 


55 


12 


55 


1 


306 


10 


199 


12 


55 


12 


311 


12 


311 



No. 



207 

188 

4 

55 



55 

313 

314 

170 

55 

167 

194 

55 

180 

10 

10 

271 

128 

55 

55 

209 

56 

55 

194 

177 

188 

55 

188 

55 

55 

311 

55 

188 

236 

302 

302 

302 

302 

302 



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painted between feathers and 
peacock feathers; size 25 inches; 
weights 3/3 and 3/6. 

Dozen, $ I O.OO 

No. PF. Men's Footed Arrows 
With T. A.'s parallel points; 
painted between feathers and 
peacock feathers ; size 28 inches : 
weights 4/6, 4/9 and 5/-. 

Dozen, 9 1 O.OO 



Arrows are packed orie dozen each size and 
Weight in pasteboard box, and match exacll\), 
also in marking on arrows themselves. 



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►ALDING ARCHERY GOODS 




Reversible Lancewood Bows 

3 ft. nicely polished, velvet handle.. Each, $ .25 

3 ftj^6 in., nicely polished, velvet ha'ndle. " .50 

4 ft. nicely polished, velvet handle. . ,75 

4 ft. 6 in., nicely polished, velvet handle. I .OO 

5 ft. nicely polished, velvet handle. 1 .25 

\ 1 Lancewood Bows-Self -Made to Weight 

These are fine quality, imported and will give 

the best of satisfaction. 

No. 24. Ladies', 5 ft.. 20 to 38 lbs. 82. 50 

No. 25. Ladies', 5 ft. 3Jn., 20 to 38 lbs. 

Each, $3.00 

No. 26. Men's, 6 ft. 38 to 55 lbs. 3.50 

Lemonwood Bows Special Quality 

No. A. Special Ladies, length 5 feet 3 inches, 
horn tipped, French polished, with best 
Flemish string, 20 to 38 lbs. Each, $4.00 

No. B. Special Gentlemen's,' length 6 feet, 
horn tipped, French polished, with best 
Flemish string, 38 to 55 lbs. Each^ $6.00 

Bow Strings 

No. 43. Best quality Flemish strings, 5, 5% 

or 6 feet. . . . Each, 75c. 

No. 45. Cotton strings. 

Each, 25c. 



Straw Targets 

Painted in bright colors. Easily dlstin- 
guishable at a distance. Five circles count 
as follows : Gold centre, 9; Red, 7; Inner 
White or Blue, 5; Black, 3; Outer White, 1 
A pair of targets 
should be in tW 
field to save tiOM 
and trouble. 




18 inch diameter; 
24 inch diameter, 
27 inch diameter. 
30 inch diameter, 
36 inch diameter, 
42 inch diameter, 
48 inch diameter. 
48 inch diameter, extra 
thick, official. $ I O.OO 

Iron Target Stands 

No. 3. 6 feet. S3.00 




No. 2. 15 inch 2 feathered arrows, plain, ' 

brass point. . . Doz.,50c. 

No. 3. 18 inch 2 feathered arrows, plain,' 

brass point. . . ' ' •' Doz.. 75c. 

No. 4. 21 inch 3 feathered arrows, plain, 

brass point. . . "'Doz., $ 1 .20 

No. 5. 24 inch 3 feathered arrows, nicely 

painted, polished, brass point. Doz., $1.76 
No. 6. 25 inch 3 feathered arrows, nicelv 

painted, polished, steel point. Doz., $2.50 



Q Arrows p No. 7. 28 inch 3 feathered arrows, nicely 
'^ ■' painted and polished, steelpoint. Dz.,$3.00, 



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No. 12. 28 inch 3 feathered arrows, extra 
quality, nicely painted and gilt, steel point 
One dozen in box. J>oz., $6.00 

No. 2 1 . 25 inch Ladies' best footed, with 
parallel points, painted and gilt and painted 
between feathers. One dozen, matched, in 

^ box. . . Doz., $10.00 

No. 22. 28 inch Gent's best footed, with 
parallel points, painted and gilt and painted 
between feathers. One dozen, matched, in 



box. 



Doz.,$l 1 .00 




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Archery Arm Guards 

23. For men. Good quality heavy 

nicely finished ; silk elastic 

Each, $1 .50 

ladies. Black leather, nicely 

, silk elastic straps. Each, $1.50 

Archery Gloves 

8, For men. Good quality 

tan leather back; silk elastic^strap; 3 leather 

finger tips. . . , Each, $ I .OO 

No. 2. Ladies. Good quality black leather back; 

silk elastic strap; 3 leather finger tips. OOc. 

No. 3. Same quality as Ko. 2, but laced 

fingertips. Each, $I.OO 

Archery Bow Bags 

No. 44. Good quality heavy green baize. Two sizes, 

6ft. and 5 ft. 6 in., for ladies' and men's bows. 4Pc. 

Archery Tassels 
No. 32. Ladies' green tassels. Each, OOc. 

No. 34. Men's green tassels. " 60c. 



Archery Quiver and Belt 

No. 26. For men. 
Nicely finished sub- 
stantial tan leather 
belt with leather 
covered buckle. Quiver is of metal, 
leather covered, well made. $2.60 
No. 1 3. For ladies. Dark green 
leather, similar to above but smaller 
in size. Excellent quality through- 
out. Each, $2.25 

Archery Arrow Points (Steel) 
No. X. For ladies' arrows. Each, lOc. 
No. Y. For men's arrows. " lOc. 

Archery Finger Tips 
No. 5. Ladies' knuckle tips. Laced. Setof3,$l.a5 
No. 20. Men's knuckle tips. Laced. 1.90 

Horn Tips for Archery Bows 
No. 0. For ladies' bows, . " Pair, 0Oq. 

No. M. For men's bows. . " OOo. 




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GUARANTEI 
QUALITY 



Spalding Hand Made ^« 
Golf Shoes 




No. 88. Fine Russia calf 
Golf Oxford, hand made 
throughout. Spliced rubber 
sole (new idea) full heel and 
studded leather toe. Most 
up-to-date and best golf shoe 
made. Pair, $8.00 



No. 8. Fine English 
tan leather Golf Bal- 
moral, new shape, flat 
sole last, box toe. Sole 
made heavy enough to 
attach hob nails or rub- 
ber dfscs. Pair. S6.00 



No. 6. Fine Eng- 
lish tan leather. 
Golf Oxford or 
low cut Golf shoe, 
made up same as 
Balmoral No. 8 
Shoe Pair.$5.00 



No. 9. Low cut russet leather, 
water-proof, with best red rubber 
suction sole. Per pair. S5.00 

Hob Nails 
No. A. Aluminum. Dot., I 5c. 
No. MK. Iron. " lOc. 

Rubber Discs. Each, 7c. 



Spalding ,^ 
Golf Stockings ^'^ 

No. CR. Made of best quality 
worsted, mercerized feet, legs 
heavy ribbed; fashioned. Col- 
ors: Solid Black or Oxford 
Gray. Cuffs at top with single 
I3g inch stripe or narrow stripes 
of Cardinal, Royal Blue, Green 
or Orange. 

Per pair, 81.76 




Golf Puttees or New- 
market Leggins 

No. I P. An ideal riding leggin, 
suitable for golf and very popular 
with autoists. Made of pigskin, 
modeled to shape, and tightened 
with encircling strap. Sizes. 14, 15, 
16. 17, 18 inches calf measurement. 
Per pair, S8.00 

No. I . Cowhide, nicely grained. 

Design like No. IP Sizes, 14, 15. 

16, 17, 18 inches calf measurement. 

Per pair. S5.00 




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QUALITY 



Spalding Gold Medal Drivers and Brassies 



MADE IN RIGHTS AND LEFTS 




THE SPALDING GOLD MEDAL WOOD CLUBS 

Are manufactured from the finest dogwood and per- 
simmon, and are all guaranteed. The models are 
duplicates of those used by some of the best golfers 
in the world ; the finish is the very best ; the shafts 
Are all second growth split hickory, and particular at- 
tention is griven to the spring and balance of the club. 
I. 2. 8. 4 and 8, 



Ko. GMI. Gold Medal Drivers and Brassies, and 
Brass Sole Baffy, best qualitv wax calf grips. 

Each, 82. 60 

No. 6B1S. Gold Medal Drivers and Brassies, and 
Brass Sole Baffy, lambskin grips. Each, 82. OO 



Spalding '^Dreadnought'' Drivers 
and Brassies 

Made with extra large bulger head. Used 
by some of the best players in this country 
and abroad. Will help a good player, tem- 
porarily off his game, to get back his usual 
distance. 

Each, $2.50 

on 



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.The above comprise the only complete and practical line of wood golf clubs manufactured. They 
are all made with the weighted principle of our popular (Model R, Rigden Patent) clubs included^ 
The set comprises Driver, Brassie, Spoon, Mid Baffy,. Lofting BafFy, Putting Baffy and Putten 

In these clubs the head is of finest dogwood and persimmon, specially weighted with brass, the weight 
being securely fastened exactly behind point of impact with ball. Shafts are all made of second growth 
split hickory. Grips of best quality wax calf. Invented by a practical club maker and ^olf professional 
of national reputation, 

SPALDING (Model R, Rigdeit Patent) WOOD CLURS, . . Each, $3.00 
Priver, Brassie, Spoon, Mid Baffy, Loftinff Baffy, Puttlnif Baffy, Patt*^ 



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SpaIding_Gold Medal Irons 




OPALDING Gold 
'^ Medal Irons are 
hand forged from the 
finest mild steel. We 
have taken the play 
ing clubs of some of 
the best golfers in the 
world and duplicated 
them, and they rep- 
resent our regular 
stock. If, however, 
you prefer some other 
model, we will copy 
it exactly, and the 
price to you will be 
the same. 



No. GMl. Spalding 
Gold Medal Irons, 
plain, diamond scored 
or dotted faces. Best 
quality wax r>alf lea- 
ther gi-ips. 

Each," $2.00 

No. G1II2. Spalding 
Gold Medal Irons. 
Lambskin grips. 

Each, $1.50 



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Spalding Gold Medal Irons 

«====aMADE IN RIGHTS AND LEFTS D ■ > 




No. CM I . Spalding Gold Medal Irons, best quality wax calf leather gnps. 
Na CM2. Spalding Gold Medal Irons, lambskin grips. * » * # 



Each, 82.00 I 
I.60 ? 





Spalding Wood and 
Aluminum Putters 

Spalding Gold Medal Wood 
Putter 

Made of wood, heavily weighted with lead. 
Attached to face of head and covering face 
entirely, is a scored brass plate. The shaft 
is placed directly behind point of impact, 
the balance is perfect and the club certainly 
feels "just right." Best quality grip. 
Each, $3.00 

Aluminam Patters 

The merits and points of superiority of 
aluminum putters have been attested by 
many of the most prominent players in 
this country. Attention is directed particu- 
larly to our "Hammer-Headed" Putter, 
cut of which is shown on this page. 

"Hammer-Headed" Potter Each, $2.50 
Model CS Putter. , ** 2.50 




Spalding Juvenile Golf Clubs 

Every part is of proportionate size, making perfect 
clubs for the use of boys and giris up to foorteea 
■ ''-'-^ -^ -" years of age. 



Drivers and Brassies. Each. $1.00 jar^pwlt5^M«^-?«"«^^'^^^ ^^'^^ 



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orrsrr luthir bottom 

NO L5M EXCEPT NOS CI CJ AID 
M, MORt THAK TRIPLING 
OBDINAJIY LlfE OF (AC 




No. ex 




Spalding Styles for Women 

No. WL3'6. Grain leather bag, good quality, 
brass trimmings and leather bottom. 

.Each. 86.00 

For Children 

Ho. 10. Brown canvas, leather trimmings, 
ball pocket and sling, canvas covered wood 
bottom Each, SI .CO 



TRADEMARK TuAiTrf 



SPALDING CADDY BAGS 



We use in our canvas bags the heaviest and best grade of duck suit- 
able for the purpose. In our leather bags we use solid leather and 
not thin strips glued together.- All our handles are made to con- 
form to a man's grip and are guaranteed not to break at the bend. 
All the bottoms are studded and double teum on our own patented 
machines. Stiff leather bags put up in individual pasteboard bwces. 

Spalding All Leather Caddy Bags 

No. PG. Genuine pigskin bag. heavy brass harness buckle 
on shoulder strap, brass studs and triminings, leather 
bottom. ..... Each, 8 1 0.OO 

No. L5H. Stiff leather, best quality, Ball pocket and sling 
to match, brass trimmings, leather bottom. Removable 
hood for covering clubs while traveling, fitted with lock. 
This caddy bag will be accepted by railroads as baggage. 

Each, 89.00 
No. L4. Imported leather bag. white leather lace 
trimming, brass fittings, leather bottom. 
This is one of the most durable bags made. 

Each, 86.00 
No. L6. Small stiff tan leather bag, snap sling 
and brass trimmings throughout Long ball 
pocket opening top and bottom. Each, 85. OO 
No. L3Jg. Grain leather bag, good quality brass 
trimmings and leather bottom. Each, 86. OO 

Spalding Canvas Bags 

No.WS. White or brown duck ba^, either 7 or 8 
inches diameter, leather trimmmgs and white 
leather lacing, reinforcing strips running 
lengthwise ; solid leather shoulder strap and 
handle. Patent heavy buckle lock and special 
offset stitched leather bottom. Waterproof 
hood to fasten inside over clubs. Each. 87. 60 
No. WB. Similar to No. WS, but without re- 
inforcing strips and without the white leather 
lacing. . . Each. 80. OO 

No. A2. Heavy tan or. white canvas bag, 6 
inches diameter, leather trimmings ; rein- • 
forced strips running lengthwise : sole lea- ^ 
ther bottom, ball pocket and sling. Each, 84. OO 
No. ex. Good quality canvas, either white or 
brown, leather bottom, large ball pocket; sling 
to match. Furnished in either 5 or 6 inches 
diameter. Studs on bottom. Each, 83. OO 

No. 03. Brown or white canvas, leather trim- 
mings, handle and sling, reinforced canvas 
bottom, ball pocket to match. Size 6 inches 
diameter. ... Each, 82. OO 

No. 02. Brown or white canvas ; canvas bottom ; 
ball pocket and leather handle and sling. Size 5 
inches diameter. . Each, 81. 80 



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iTRADEMARK%Zn 



SPALDING 
"RED DOT" 
GOLF BALL 

(REG. I). S. PATENT OFFICE) 



"'"'' " "^- ^ /^OVER is of patented purifiedl 

[I ^f whitegutta. Particularly| 

durable and, without doubt, i 

..i>\li/y, ihe most widely played ball everJ 

'"^f-^ ' "lade. Known and praised whereverj 

the game of golf is played. 

Per dozen, $7.50 



THE STANDARD GOLF BALL OF THE WORLD 



SPALDING SPECIALTIES cf 



•narklDK controlled by as under patent dated Feb. 



Spalding "Glory" Dimple Golf Ball 

RED. WHITE AND BLUE DOT 



„--»- — ^"'o 




Spalding Glory" 
' Golf Ball 

(MURKINS PATENT flB. 



Spalding Qualily. Pat- 
ented purified white 
gutta, with the added 
characteristics claimed 
•by Mr. Taylor, the in- 
ventor of the special 
Dimple marking, viz.: 



Stral«tll Fllahl— nodatWng 
Qlght Unimpaired by Ust. 
Increased Slrenglh and Durability. 

Per dozen. $9.00 



Spalding " Black and White " Dot Golf Ball 

.jr (HCS. U. S. PAT. OFF.) 

The sensation of the English golfing world. 

^—-,^ Used by the winners 

^.^^.-^~. — <N. of the Amateur and 

Open Championships 

of Great Britain. 

I" # -'1 -'^^-/-i*^ Cover of patented puri- 

fcrtlii^^^^ Per dozen, $9.00 

Braid says .— " I have tried 
every well known brand and 
have proved the superiority 
of the Spalding Black and 
White Dot. whether for its 
driving, approaching or put- 
ting qualities " 




Spalding 



Black and White" Dimple Golf Ball 



•■ Dimple " marking, 
reversing the popular 
Black and White pimp- | 
ling. Quality same as 
Glory Dimple. 

Per dozen, $9.00 



\ 



"Black and White' 
Golf Ball 



Spalding "Glory" Goll Ball 

BED. WHITE AND BLUE DOT 



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A ball that really leads 
all others in every 
quality that goes 
towards making a per- 
fect golf ball. 

Per dozen, $9.00 



We can also furnish any 

rubber cored golf balls 

made under the Haskell 

patent. 




Spalding "Glory" Golf Ball 



Vardon Flyer Golf Balls for Practice 

Best solid gutta golf balls ever made and excellent for practice. 



Per dozen, $2.00 



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99 



BIO. o.«.»»T.or»i 



Spalding 
''Omcial 
National 
League 
Ball 



Official Ball 
of the Game 
for over 
Thirty Years 



???^^ ^^ *^® National League in 1878, and the only ball used in Cham» 
pionship games since that time. Each ball wrapped m tinfoil packed^ 
finTw^ ^''^' ^1^ f "^^"^ ^" accordance with the latest I^a^^^^^ 
tions. Warranted to lastafullgamewhenusedunderordinatySdS 



No. 1. Each, $1.25 



Per Dozen. $15.00 



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The Spalding Official 

Intercollegiate 

Foot Ball 




r 



This is the ONLY OFFICIAL COLLEGE FOOT BALL, and is used in every important match played 
in this country. Guaranteed absolutely if seal of box is unbroken. We pack with 
leather case and guaranteed pure Para rubber bladder (no composition), an inflater, lacing needle and 
rawhide lace. ' •" ' 



No. J5.- Complete, $5.00 



WE GUARANTEE every Spalding Foot Ball to be perfect 
in material and workmanship and correct in shape and size 
when inspected at our factory. If any defect is discovered dur- 
ing the first game in which it is used, or during the first day's 
practice use, and if returned at once, we will replace same under 
this guarantee. We do not guarantee against ordinary wear nor 
against defect in shape or size that is not discovered immedi- 
ately after the first day's use. 

Owing to the superb quality of every Spalding Foot Ball» 
our customers have grown to expect a season's use of one ball, 
and at times make 
unreasonable claims 
under our guarantee 
which we will not 
allow. 




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Idea of the great variety of ATHLETIC GOODS manufactured by A. G. 
SPALDING & BROS. SEND FOR A FREE COPY. 



Archery 

Bagrs— 

Bat 

Cricket 

Striking 

Uniform 

Balls- 
Base 
Basket 
Cricket 
Field Hockey 
Foot, College 
Foot. Rugby 
Foot, Soccer 
Golf 
Hand 
Indoor 
Medicine 
Playground 
Squash 
Tennis 
Volley 
Water Polo 

Bandages, Elastic 

Bathing Suits 

Bats- 
Base Ball 
Cricket 

Belt3 

Caps- 
Base Ball 
University 
Water Polo 

Chest Weights 

Circle, Seven-Foot 

Coats, Base Ball 

Collars, Swimming 

Corks, Running 

Covers, Racket 

Cricket Goods 

Croquet Goods 

Discus, Olympic 

Dumb Bells 

Emblems 

Equestrian Polo 

Exerciser, Home 

Felt Letters 

Fencing Sticks 

Field Hockey 

Flags- 
College 

Foul, Base Ball 
Marking, Golf 

Foils, Fencing 

Foot Balls- 
Association 
College 
Rugby 

Classes, Base Ball 
Sun 
Automobile 



Gloves- 
Base Ball 
Boxing 
Cricket 
Fencing 
Foot Ball 
Golf 

Handball 
Hockey, Ice 

Glove Softener 

Goals — 
Basket Ball 
Foot Ball 
Hockey. Ice 

Golf Clubs 

Golf Counters 

Golfette 

Gymnasium, Home 

Gymnasium Board 

Hammers, Athletic 

Hats, University 

Head Harness 

Health Pull 

Hockey Sticks, Ice 

Hole Cutter, Golf 

Hole Rim, Golf 

Horse, Vaulting 

Hurdles, Safety 

Hurley Goods 

Indian Clubs 

Jackets- 
Fencing 
Foot Ball 

Javelins 

Jerseys 

Knee Protectors 

Ijacrosse 

Lanes for Sprints 

Lawn Bowls 

Leg Guards— 
Base Ball 
Cricket 
Foot Ball 

Markers, Tennis 

Masks — 
Base Ball 
Fencing 
Nose [inal 

Masseur, A b d o m" 

Mattresses 

Megaphones 

Mitts- 
Base Ball 
Handball 
Striking Bag 

Moccasins 

Nets- 
Cricket 

Golf Driving , 
Tennis 
Volley Ball 



Numbers, Compet- 

Pads— [itors' 

Chamois, Fencing 
Foot Ball 
Sliding, Base Ball 

Pants- 
Base Ball 
Basket Ball 
Foot Ball, College 
Foot Ball, Rugby 
Hockey, Ice 
Running 

Pennants, College 

Plates- 
Base Ball Shoe 
Home 

Marking, Tennis 
Pitchers' Box 
Pitchers' Toe 
Teeing, Golf 

Platforms, Striking 
Bag 

Poles- 
Vaulting 

Polo, Roller. Goods 

Posts — 
Backstop, Tennis 
Lawn Tennis 

Protectors- 
Abdomen 
Base Ball Body 
Eye Glass 

Push Ball 

Quoits 

Rackets, Tennis 

Rings- 
Exercising 
Swinging 

Rowing Machines 

Roque 

Sacks, for Sack 
Racing 

Score Board, Golf 

Score Books- 
Score Tablets, Base 

Shirts- [Ball 

Athletic 
Base Ball 

Shoes — 
Base Ball 
Basket Ball 
Bowling 
Clog 

Cross Country 
Cricket 

Fencing [ation 
Foot Ball, Associ- 
Foot Ball, College 
Foot Ball, Rugby 
Foot Ball, Soccer 
Golf 
Gymnasium 



Shoes — 
Jumping 
Running 
Skating 
Squash 
Tennis 

Shot- 
Athletic 
Indoor 
Massage 

Skates- 
Ice 
Roller 

Skis 

Sleeve, Pitchers 

Snow Shoes 

Squash Goods 

Straps- 
Base Ball 
For Three- 
Legged Race 
Skate 

Stockings 

Striking Bags 

Suits- 
Basket Ball 
Gymnasium 
Gymnasium, 

Ladies' 
Running 
Soccer 
Swimming 
Union Foot 
Ball 

Supporters 
Ankle 
Wrist 

Suspensories 

Sweaters 

Tether Tennis 

Tights - 
Full 

Wrestling 
Kner 

Tobogt^uns 

Trapeze 

Trunks- 
Bathing 
Velvet 
Worsted 

Umpire Indica- 

Uniforms [tor 

Wands, Calis- 
thenic 

Watches, Stop 

Water Wings 

Weights, 56-lb. 

Whitely Exer- 
cisers 

W r e 8 1 1 i n g 
Equipment 



JUL 23 JfilG 

Standard Policy 

A Standard Quality must be inseparably linked to a Standard Policy. 

Without a definite and Standard Mercantile Policy, it is impossible for a manufacturer to long 
maintain a Standard Quality. 

To market his goods through the jobber, a manufacturer must provide a profit for the jobber as 
well as the retail dealer. To meet these conditions of Dual Profits, the manufacturer is obliged to 
set a proportionately high list price on his goods to the consimier. 

To enable the glib salesman, when booking his orders, to figure out attractive profits to both the 
jobber and retailer, these high list prices are absolutely essential; but their real purpose will have been 
served when the manufacturer has secured his order from the jobber, and the jobber has secured his 
order from the retailer. 

However, these deceptive high list prices are not fair to the consumer, who does not, and, in 
reality, is not ever expected to pay these fancy list prices. 

When the season opens for the sale of such ^oods, with their misleading but alluring high list 
prices, the retailer begins to realize his responsibilities, and grrapples with the situation as best he 
can, by offering "special discounts," which vary with local trade conditions. 

Under this system of merchandising, the profits to both the manufacturer and the jobber are 
assured; but as there is no stability maintained in the prices to the consumer, the keen competition 
amongst the local dealers invariably leads to a demoralized cutting of prices by which the profits of 
the retailer are practically eliminated. 

This demoralization always reacts on the manufacturer. ^The jobber insists on lower, and still 
lower, prices. The manufacturer in his turn, meets this demand for the lowering of prices by the 
only way open to him, viz. : the cheapening and degrading of the quality of his product. 

The foregoing conditions became so intolerable that, ten years ago, in 1899, A. G. Spalding 
& Bros, determined to rectify this demoralization in the Athletic Goods Trade, and inaugurated what 
has since become known as "The Spalding Policy." 

The "Spalding Policy" eliminates the jobber entirely, so far as Spalding Goods are concerned, 
and the retail dealer secures his supply of Spalding Athletic Gbods direct from the manufacturer 
under a restricted retail price arrangement by which the retail dealer is assured a fair, legitimate and 
certain profit on all Spalding Athletic Goods, and the consumer is assured a Standard Quality and is 
protected from imposition. 

The "Spalding Policy" is decidedly for the interest and protection of the users of Athletic Goods, 
and acts in two ways: 

First— The user is assured of genuine Official Standard Athletic Goods, and 

the same fixed prices to everybody 
Second— As manufacturers, we can proceed with confidence in purchasing at 
the proper time, the very best raw materials required in the manufacture 
of our various goods, well ahead of their respective seasons, and this enables 
us to provide the necessary quantity and absolutely maintain the Spalding 
Standard of Quality. 

All retail dealers handling Spalding Athletic Goods are required to supply consumers at our 
regular printed catalogue prices— neither more nor less— the same prices that similar goods are sold 
for in our New York, Chicago and other stores. 

All Spalding dealers, as well as users of Spalding Athletic Goods, are treated exactly alike, and no 
special rebates or discriminations are allowed to anyone. 

Positively, nobody; not even officers, managers, salesmen or other employes of A. G. Spalding 
& Bros., or any of their relatives or personal friends, can buy Spalding Athletic Goods at a discount 
from the regular catalogue prices. 

This, briefly, is the "Spalding Policy," which has already been in successful operation for the 
pest ten years, and will be indefinitely continued. 

In other words, " The Spalding Policy " is a "square deal " for everybody. 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 

By ^iJ^.k^f/iZi^^Cf^^^. 

rUSIDENT, Sm-^ 



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standard Quality 

An article that is universally given the appellation "Standard" is thereliy 
conceded to be the Criterion, to which are compared all other things of a similar nature. 
For instance, the Gold Dollar of the United States is the Standard unit of currenqr* 
because it must legally contain a specific proportion of pure gold, and the fact of its 
being Genuine is guaranteed by the Government Stamp thereon. As a protection to 
the users of this currency against counterfeiting and other tricks, considerable money 
is expended in maintaining a Secret Service Bureau of Experts. Under the law, citizen 
manufacturers must depend to a great extent upon Trade-Marks and similar devices 
to protect themselves against counterfeit products — without the aid of "Goverament 
Detectives " or " Public Opinion " to assist them. 

Consequently the "Consumer's Protection " against misrepresentation and "in- 
ferior quality" rests entirely upon the integrity and responsibility of the ' 'Manufactorer.'* 

A. G. Spalding & Bros, have, by their rigorous attention to "Quality," for thirty- 
three years, caused their Trade-Mark to become known throughout the world as a 
Guarantee of QuaUty as dependable in their field as the U. S. Currency is in its field. 

The necessity of upholding the guarantee of the Spalding Trade-Mark and main- 
taming the Standard Quality of their Athletic Goods, is, therefore, as obvious as is the 
necessity of the Government in maintaining a Standard Currency. 

Thus each consumer is not only insuring hhnself but also protecting other con- 
sumers when he assists a Reliable Manufacturer in upholding his Trade-Mark and all 
that it stands for. Therefore, we urge all users of our Athletic Goods to assist us in 
maintaining the Spalding Standard of Excellence, by insisting that our Trade-Mark be 
plainly stamped on all athletic goods which they buy, because without this precaution 
our best efforts towards maintainmg Standard Quality and preventing fraudulent 
substitution will be ineffectual. . 

Manufacturers of Standard Articles invariably suffer the reputation of being 
high-priced, and this sentiment is fostered and emphasized by makers of "inferior 
goods," with whom low prices are the main consideration. 

A manufacturer of recognized Standard Goods, with a reputation to uphold and a 
guarantee to protect, must necessarily have higher prices than a manufacturer of cheap 
goods, whose idea of and basis for a claim for Standard Quality depends principally 
upon the eloquence of the salesman. 

We know from experience that there is no quicksand more imstable tlian poverty 
in quality— and we avoid this quicksand by Standard Quality. 



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LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS 




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A separate book covers every Athletic Sport 

and is Official and Standard 

Price 10 cents each 



GRAND PRIX 



GRAND PRIZE 


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Spalding 



PARIS, 1900 



r^ ATHLETIC GOODS 

ARE THE STANDARD OF THE M^ORLD 



A. G. Spalding ® Bros. • 

MAINTAIN WHOLESALE and RETAIL STORES /n the FOLLOWING CITIES: 
NEW YORK CHICAGO 

^: PHILADELPHIA ST. LOUIS 1 . > ^ 

BOSTON KANSAS CITY 

BALTIMORE MINNEAPOLIS 

WASHINGTON SAN FRANCISCO 

PITTSBURG CINCINNATI 

BUFFALO DENVER 

SYRACUSE DETROIT 

NEW ORLEANS CLEVELAND 
LONDON, ENGLAND ATLANTA ^ SEATTLE 

BIRMINGHAM. ENGLAND DALLAS COLUMBUS 

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND ST. PAUL 

SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA MONTREAL, CANADA 

Factories owned and operated by A.G.S paldin^ & Bros . and where all of Spaldina's 



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